Rev. Joseph Wilkinson (1764-1831) - Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park

Rev. Joseph Wilkinson was 'an enthusiastic amateur landscape painter who was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating as Fourth Wrangler in 1794. He became a Fellow of the College and was appointed rector of the Wrethams, Norfolk in 1803. He was also perpetual curate of Beccles and domestic chaplain to the Marquess of Huntly. Previously he had been a minor canon of Carlisle and had lived at Ormathwaite. His Select Views were published with the letterpress by Wordsworth'. '[1]
 
There are few known works by Wilkinson but those that can be attributed to him tend to be views of the Lake District such as the one we have for sale. It is reminiscent of Francis Towne and John White Abbott's style 
 
Medium: watercolour on paper, inscribed below mount l.l. 'Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park' and l.r. in Iolo Williams handwriting 'J Wilkinson 10', 19.7 x 29.7cm, mounted (34.8 x 44.4cm).
 
Provenance: Iolo Williams Collection.
 
Literature:
 
[1] Huon Mallieu (2002), 'The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920: Volume II M-Z', Antique Collectors Club: Woodbridge, pp.264-265. See entry on artist.
 
Condition report: generally very good for its age with a small amount of time staining, please see photos.