A Distant View of Southampton, taken from Pear Tree Green
1767
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1767
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Distant View of Southampton, taken from Pear Tree Green is a 1767 watercolor by George Keate, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet riverside village with small houses, trees, and fields. A few people walk or ride horses along a dirt path near the water. In the distance, ships sit on the river, and the sky is pale and wide open. The colors are soft, with muted greens and browns. The artist used watercolor, which keeps the scene light and airy. The boats and buildings are small, making the landscape feel vast. Next, look up George Keate to see more of his work.
A Distant View of Southampton, taken from Pear Tree Green is a watercolour with pen and ink created in 1767 by George Keate, featuring an inscribed title on an old label on the reverse.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George Keate painted quiet views of 18th-century towns in soft watercolor. One piece shows a wide, calm look at Southampton from Pear Tree Green in 1767. His work sits in the long shadow of topographical drawings meant…
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