The Edge of Derwentwater

‘The Edge of Derwentwater’ by Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923).

The painting – which depicts a couple and their dog lying beneath silver birch trees on the banks of Derwent Water in the Lake District of England - is signed by the artist and dated 1912. It is presented in its original fine quality gold leaf swept frame.

All of our paintings are sold in the finest condition they can be for their age having been professionally cleaned, conserved, and re-varnished. Clients should also note that tracked and signed for international shipping is complimentary.

Benjamin Williams Leader entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1856 and exhibited his first painting at the summer exhibition the following year. Leader would go on to become one of the most celebrated landscape artists of the Victorian age and at the height of his fame his paintings commanded the highest prices of any British landscape artist. He exhibited at the Royal Academy every year from 1857 to 1922, an unbroken 65 continuous years, which still stands as a record today.

Benjamin Williams Leader was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1883 and a full Academician in 1898. He also exhibited abroad, winning a gold medal at the Paris Salon. Leader was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government in 1889. Examples of Leader’s work can be seen in Birmingham and Manchester Art Galleries, and the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Gallery in London.

Dimensions: (framed) 69cm x 94cm (27” x 37”)

Dimensions: (canvas only) 51cm x 76cm (20” x 30”)

Medium: Oil on canvas.

Provenance: Private UK collection.

Presentation: Newly commissioned bespoke gold metal leaf frame. All of the new frames we commission are especially made for us to order by one of the UK’s top period frame makers.

Condition: Very good. Newly professionally cleaned, restored, and re-varnished. Ready to hang.