Artist

Benjamin the younger Barker

Benjamin the younger Barker is a British Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This artist left delicate watercolors of rolling hills and winding rivers in the early 1800s. One piece, Landscape with river and mountains, shows soft greens and blues layered in translucent washes, a common style for the time. It’s a quiet window into the countryside as seen through the eyes of a traveler or local painter.

Tap Landscape with river and mountains to step into the scene and watch the light shift across the paper.

Works by Benjamin the younger Barker

Collections represented

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