Tour Of The English Lakes

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Details: In 1769 Thomas Gray (best known for his ' Elegy in a Country Chuchyard') made a tour of the English Lakes, & recorded it in a journal that is now widely accepted as the first example of modern travel writing. He delighted in what he saw & conveys vividly to us the lakes & the mountains through eighteenth-century eyes. A few years later the watercolourist Joseph Farington followed in Gray's footsteps & painted a series of key views along the way. These paintings, which were later engraved & published, are beautiful in the picturesque tradition, &, from a topographical point of view, are remarkably accurate, unlike the work of most artists of the time. John Murray has brought together for the first time Thomas Gray's journal, Joseph Farington's watercolours, & the engravings after the watercolours that sold widely at the time & were key to the popularising of the lakes. In addition he has photographed Farington's views as they appear today, & it is remarkable how many of them are so clearly & still easily recognisable today. Ideal For: This book is ideal for any one who has an interest in the Lake District & National Parks.