William Westall ARA, Lake Windermere, from Troutbeck.
Etching and aquatint. 75 mm x 152 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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William Westall ARA (1781 - 1850)
RA Collection: Art
75 mm x 152 mm
William Westall ARA
Keswick Lake, from Browtop
Etching and aquatint
Rydal Lake
Grasmere Lake
Leaths Water
Ullswater, from Pooley Bridge
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