Henry Moore came from a big family of painters, including his brother the famous Albert Moore whom Whistler admired so greatly, He was capable of magical effects with a confident touch. The larger paintings are splendid, but his oil studies on this scale, quickly done, were as greatly valued in his time as they are now.

The Duddon River rises in the Lake District and flows south towards Barrow in Furness. This view was painted from near Dunnerholme Rock, looking north. Henry Moore came from a large family of painters, including his brother the famous Albert Moore, whom Whistler admired so greatly. Had he painted grand subjects instead of the marine and landscape pictures for which he was famous in his time, he might be more famous now, for he was capable of magical effects with a confident touch, such as in this bright and lively study.

The Duddon River rises in the Lake District and flows south towards Barrow-in-Furness. This view was painted from near Dunnerholme Rock, looking north, probably out-of-doors.