Artwork
Evening on the Foss Dyke near Lincoln
Evening on the Foss Dyke near Lincoln is a graphite drawing by the Romanticist artist Peter De Wint. It dates from 1816 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Evening on the Foss Dyke near Lincoln is a watercolor drawing created by Peter De Wint in 1816.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a peaceful evening scene along the Foss Dyke near Lincoln, featuring a moored boat with two figures, a horse-drawn cart loaded with hay, and another cart in the distance, evoking a sense of rural tranquility.
Technique & Style
De Wint employed watercolor over graphite on wove paper, using loose and expressive brushstrokes that reveal the texture of the underdrawing, and glazing techniques to achieve a deep, atmospheric effect.
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Artist & collection
Artist
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.
