Port Erin and Bradda Head, Isle of Man, with herring fleet going out
Date made: 19 August 1834
Artist: Goodman, Mary Anne
Description: “A wild walk and beautiful descent to Port Erin; a fleet of near forty sails and nets in the circular rocky harbour - white houses at different heights on the bank.” (Dorothy Wordsworth, Journal of a Tour in the Isle of Man 1828, M 10561)
A pencil sketch from the old family sketch book of Sir Arnold Wilson, the elder son of Canon J.M. Wilson. The artist was Mrs Mary Anne Goodman, an aunt of Canon Wilson, on his mother's side. Her maiden name was Pears. The sketches were made round about 1835, when Sir Arnold's grandfather, the Reverend Edward Wilson, was Principle of King William's College.
Measurements: 18cm x 26cm
Materials: pencil on paper
Object name: drawing
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3161/12
Subject tags : #sketchbooktoursiom