Drovers near Barden Castle on the Wharfe, Yorkshire

David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859) Drovers near Barden Castle on the Wharfe, Yorkshire signed 'David Cox' (lower left) and signed again and inscribed 'Barden Castle on the Wharfe Yorkshire/D. Cox.' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard) pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and gum arabic and with scratching out on paper 21 x 32½ in. (53.4 x 82.5 cm.)