Great Gable, Wasdale by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)

Great Gable, Wasdale by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)Great Gable has long remained one of Lakeland's most enchanting mountains, and it is easy to visualise the scene Canon Rawnsley describes in the vigorous quote below. In this inimitable painting Alfred recaptures some of the hostile qualities mentioned by Rawnsley, that were attributed to Great Gable's spirit, which made it feature at the centre of serious rock climbing when this was painted. The track near the footbridge lays just beyond the famous

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making every single monkey utterly unique

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incisive portraits

To care for your jewellery

especially for glazing – in that it is thicker than other forms of linseed and is self-leveling (leaving no brush strokes)

and inspiration

5 big wells ideal for colour mixing or diluting paint

when wandering high up in the fells

increases color depth and transparency

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