1751
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Windy Day - scene outside the shop of Bowles, the printseller, in St. Paul's Churchyard is a 1751 watercolor by Robert Dighton, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This crowded scene shows a woman in a huge, swirling dress being blown sideways by the wind. Around her, hats, papers, and even a man on the ground fly through the air. In the background, a shop called "Bowles’s Ware-House" is packed with framed pictures stacked floor to ceiling. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show movement—like the woman’s dress and the wind itself. The shop’s name hints this is a real place where people bought prints. Next, check out Dighton, Robert for more of his playful, chaotic scenes.
A watercolour by Robert Dighton depicts a group of people outside Bowles's print shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, with a strong wind visibly affecting their clothing and posture. The scene captures the chaotic movement of figures as gusts push against them near the shop's entrance.
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Robert Dighton (c.1752 – 1814) was an English portrait painter, printmaker, and caricaturist. He was the founder of a dynasty of artists who followed in his footsteps.
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