Snow scene, Isle of Man

Dancing, if I may call it so, jumping and turning around at least, to the fiddle and base viol, is their great diversion. In summer they have it in the fields, and in winter, in the barns.? (Waldron, The History and Description of the Isle of Man, 1726, M 00733)

Album of watercolour sketches, gold-blocked black leather binding, 2nd half nineteenth century of the Isle of Man and some prints. The album contains two early watercolour views of the Grove and numerous naive views of locations in the area eg Sulby, Lezayre. Unsigned work. The artist is thought to be associated with the Gibb family of the Grove, Ramsey.