Aske Hall, Yorkshire

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Hospitality, Lancaster House

Painter George Cuit [Cuitt] the elder was born at Moulton, in Yorkshire; the son of a builder. Early in life he was employed by Sir Thomas Dundas of Aske Hall to draw portraits of his children. In 1769 Dundas sent Cuit to study painting in Italy. The young painter returned to England in 1775 and received further commissions from Dundas. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1776 and continued to show his work there until 1778, but Cuit decided against moving to London on account of his poor health. However, he remained industrious and Lord Mulgrave of Mulgrave Castle commissioned a series of views of ports on the Yorkshire coast. Cuit died in Richmond, Yorkshire, at about the age of 74, shortly after the death of his wife.

Places

England, Aske Hall, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Subjects

fisherman, topography, landscape C18th, landscape C19th, tree, cow, river, hill, man, field, hedgerow, country house/mansion, house

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

George Cuit (1743 - 1818)

Title

Aske Hall, Yorkshire

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 66.50 cm, width: 92.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Oscar & Peter Johnson, March 1965

Inscription

none

GAC number

6951