Waltham Cross
1807
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1807
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Waltham Cross is a 1807 watercolor by William Alexander, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a tall, pointed stone cross standing in a small town. The cross has lots of carved details, like swirls and small windows. Behind it are simple brick and wooden houses with thatched roofs. The artist focused on the cross’s old, weathered look—it’s not perfectly smooth. This style was popular in the early 1800s for showing history and nature’s power. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour by William Alexander from 1807 shows Waltham Cross, bearing the artist’s signature and date.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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