1805
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Reapers in a Cornfield near Lincoln is a 1805 watercolor by Peter De Wint, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a busy farm scene under a cloudy sky. Workers are cutting hay in a field, with some riding horses and others walking or sitting. The colors are mostly earthy browns and greens, with a few bright spots like white shirts and hats. Notice how the artist used quick, loose brushstrokes—it feels like the scene was painted fast, almost like a sketch. The focus isn’t on perfect details but on the overall mood of the countryside. Look up more about Romanticism to see how this style valued nature and everyday life.
A watercolour by de Wint from 1805 shows reapers working in a cornfield near Lincoln.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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