Artist

Francis Grose

Francis Grose is a Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Francis Grose painted castles and ruins in watercolour during the late 1700s, when artists were trading grand history paintings for intimate views of real places. His sheet of Warkworth Castle, Northumberland shows crumbling towers along the River Coquet, their weathered stone softened by gentle colour washes. Trace how the paper’s pale blue sky meets the earthy brown walls, it’s a quiet moment caught in water and pigment. Tap to see the full sheet up close.

Works by Francis Grose

Collections represented

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