Lee Ben Lawers {1872} NGV [PA]

Lee, Frederick (1798-1879; English)
Ben Lawers
Oil on board, 35.4 x 45.5 cm
Presented by the artist, 1872
National Gallery of Victoria (p.303.9/1)

Hoff quotes a label on the work as follows: “Ben Lawers, Argyllshire village from Tainvilt. This sketch was painted from nature in 4 hours; given to Society of Fine Arts by Fred.R.Lee R.A. 26 Dec.1872; Yacht ‘Linda’, Williamstown.”

This was one of the works Lee distributed to various collections while cruising the world during his later years: see linked artist entry.

Refs.

AR 1872, p.22; NGV 1875, p.20; NGV 1879, p.2; NGV 1894, p.72 (IV.McArthur Gallery, no.4); NGV 1905, p.161 (IX.Pictures on loan to country galleries) 

See Hoff 1995, p.186 (quoting the label)