ABSTRACT
The highly finished drawing entitled House in which Wordsworth Boarded when at Hawkshead School shows Ann Tyson's cottage' or Wordsworth's Lodge' at Vicarage Lane. When William Knight came to Hawkshead in the late 1870s, this was well-known and easily found. The care with which this particular image is finished underscores his conviction that this was the house where Wordsworth spent his school days years before this association became public knowledge. The artist sketched the house with close attention and with obvious respect for and knowledge of the poet. This pair of sketches conformed to the then popular image of Rydal Mount as described by Maria Jane Jewsbury and Felicia Hemans and were repeatedly extracted in guidebooks and travel articles. The artist sketched the magnificent view of Windermere that was enjoyed by the Wordsworth family and by those who visited Rydal Mount. The artist next went to Rydal Falls, a favourite haunt of the Wordsworth family and popular among tourists.
