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In this diptych, we are offered a glimpse into the diaries and gardens of Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855), an author, poet and diarist from Cumbria, where Harrison spent the early years of her life. In 1799, Dorothy moved with her brother, the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, into Dove Cottage at Grasmere in the Lake District, where she introduced plants that were native to the local area into her gardens. Harrison’s Dorothy Wordsworth series depicts these plants, including ferns and foxgloves, with a vibrant watercolour palette of pink, green and purple. Accompanying the large-scale painting of Wordsworth’s plants is a painted extract from her diary which describes the foxgloves and expresses the joy that her natural surroundings bring her.
The Women’s Art Collection
Cambridge
Title
White Foxgloves
Date
1982
Medium
watercolour
Measurements
H 146 x W 95 cm
Accession number
2024-04
Acquisition method
donated by the artist and ADN Galeria, 2023
Work type
Watercolour
The Women’s Art Collection
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF England
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