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Peckham Rye

Andrew Geddes

1826

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Peckham Rye is a 1826 ink by Andrew Geddes, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Andrew Geddes
When & what style?: 1826 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

You are looking at a painting of a landscape. It is a drawing of a rural scene with a large tree on the right side and a building in the background. The sky is gray and cloudy. In the foreground, there is a small stream or ditch with some rocks and bushes around it. The artist has used a lot of shading and texture to create depth and atmosphere in the painting. The painting is a good example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and nature. If you want to learn more about this style, you could look up the movement Romanticism.