This watercolour with its pendant, a view from the south, was acquired directly from the artist by the tenth Earl of Strathmore, father of John Bowes. Gibside Estate had been property of the Bowes family since the early 18th century. Near the centre of the watercolour, on high ground, is Gibside Hall itself, now an empty shell. Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, V&A Purchase Grant Fund, NACF and the Friends of The Bowes Museum