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Art Treasures at Wordsworth Grasmere – ‘Praised be the Art’ celebrates the Fine Art collection at Wordsworth Grasmere, two beautifully illustrated essays providing a lively anthology of selected highlights. The first essay tells the exciting story of the development of British landscape painting around the lifetime of William Wordsworth himself (1770-1850), an ever-perceptive critic. The second essay discusses the growth and rationale of the Fine Art collection from the early days of the Wordsworth Trust (and the acquisition of Dove Cottage, the poet’s first Grasmere home) at the end of the nineteenth century through to the splendid museum we enjoy today. The book’s subtitle echoes the opening words of a sonnet that Wordsworth addressed to his friend, patron and artistic mentor Sir George Beaumont.
Cecilia Powell is an independent art historian and curator specialising in the Romantic period.
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Art Treasures at Wordsworth Grasmere – ‘Praised be the Art’ (paperback)
Publisher: Wordsworth Trust
ISBN: 978-1-905256-57-0
Pages: 135
Other works by Cecilia Powell:
Canals, Castles & Catholics: Dora Wordsworth’s Continental Journal of 1828
Savage Grandeur and Noblest Thoughts: Discovering the Lake District 1750-1820
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Nestled away in a beautiful historic hamlet in Grasmere sits Dove Cottage, home of the great English poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy.
Open Monday to Sunday, 10:00– 17:00 (last entry 16:20).
A fresh selection of Gothic reads has arrived to celebrate our new exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere: Ghost Story! Into the Gothic Imagination. Whether discovering Gothic literature for the first time or expanding a well-loved collection, our curated selection of iconic classics and modern scholarship is now available to browse in store and online.
Every purchase supports the Wordsworth Trust’s work connecting people, communities and poetry. For more information visit our website: wordsworth.org.uk
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