John Rathbone, Landscape With Lake, Track & Figures Beige The artist has worked at

The artist has worked at speed and used broad brushstrokes and confident marks to capture his likeness

one which underpinned the works completed under his father’s tutelage

While the fleeing lamb is an allegory of those endangered by the perils of sin

His decision to do so led him to Norfolk and into the welcoming arms of a provincial art movement known as the Norwich School

while the lady of the house clasps her hands in prayer

John Rathbone, Landscape With Lake, Track & Figures Beige The artist has worked atThis charming late 18th century oil painting by English artist John Rathbone (1750 1807) depicts a gentle view with a lake, rural track and figures. Rathbone was a spirited painter of landscapes who exhibited extensively at Londons Royal Academy (RA). Rathbone adored the Lake District in Cumbria, returning time and time again to sketch from life. His exhibits at the RA included views of Keswick (1785), Borrowdale (1786), Derwentwater (1788), and