1840
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ferry on the Severn, near Tewkesbury is a 1840 watercolor by Peter De Wint, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet river scene with a ferry carrying people and animals across. On the left, a big tree with autumn leaves stands near the shore, while the water stretches out toward distant hills. The sky is soft and pale, and the whole scene feels calm and natural. The artist used loose, watery brushstrokes to capture light and movement, almost like a sketch. This style was common in the 1800s for outdoor landscapes. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour from 1840 shows a ferry crossing the River Severn close to Tewkesbury, rendered in the artist’s characteristic style.
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Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
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