The entrance to the Peak Cavern, Derbyshire

Name: JAMES WARD, R.A. (DERBYSHIRE 1769-1859 HULL)
Brand: The entrance to the Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
Price: 700.00 GBP
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Price Realised GBP 882

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Closed: 24 Mar 2022

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JAMES WARD, R.A. (DERBYSHIRE 1769-1859 HULL)

The entrance to the Peak Cavern, Derbyshire

Price Realised GBP 882

Closed: 24 Mar 2022

Price Realised GBP 882

Closed: 24 Mar 2022

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JAMES WARD, R.A. (DERBYSHIRE 1769-1859 HULL)
The entrance to the Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
signed and inscribed 'JWD. RA./ Entrance to the Peake/ Cavern Derbyshire' (lower left)
pencil and black chalk on paper
10¹⁄₈ x 14¹⁄₂ in. (25.7 x 36.8 cm.)

Peter Cochrane.

London, Martyn Gregory, An Exhibition of British Watercolours and Drawings 1730-1870, cat. 89, 10-25 May 2012, no. 77.

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Lot Essay

Ward had several important patrons in Derbyshire and his second wife, Charlotte Fritche, whom he married in 1827 came from the county. Ward exhibited a picture entitled , Derbyshire in 1841 in Ward’s Newman Street Gallery. He noted in his catalogue, ‘The entrance into this cavern under the shelter of the rocks is turned into a rope walk. The immensity of the rocks give the men the appearance of pygmies; and the high poles erected bear the appearance of so many gibbets.’ The drawing dates from 1810-1815 and stylistically relates to Ward’s drawings of Gordale Scar.
Peak Cavern in Castleton is the largest of Derbyshire's natural caves. The cave became a visitor attraction in the 19th century, and was noted for the unusual sound effects which could be heard from within. Queen Victoria visited the cave and was entertained by a local girls' choir who sang in one of the immense chambers.