A View near Matlock, Derbyshire is a 1785 landscape painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg.

Men are show at work beneath a wooden conveyor designed to draw water from a lead mine.

[2] Born in Strasbourg, Loutherbourg settled in Britain in 1771 and was known for producing landscapes as well as his innovates set designs for the theatre.

[4] In 1779 he had created a theatrical production at Drury Lane The Wonders of Derbyshire featuring scenic backdrops including Matlock.

[5] Today the painting is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut as part of the Paul Mellon Collection.