1770
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Cavalier and two ladies in a landscape is a 1770 watercolor by Henry William Bunbury, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows three people in an outdoor setting. A man in a loose, light-colored coat and hat leans forward, looking at something in his hands. Two women in long, flowing dresses stand nearby, one with her arm raised as if gesturing. The background is rough and sketchy, with trees and a cloudy sky. The painting uses quick, loose strokes—almost like a hurried sketch. The clothes and poses look like they’re from an earlier time, but the style feels fresh and lively. If you like this, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like it.
A watercolour by Henry William Bunbury from 1770 portrays a scene from *The Recess*, featuring a Cavalier accompanied by two ladies within a landscape setting.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Henry William Bunbury (1 July 1750 – 7 May 1811) was an English caricaturist. The second son of Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet (see Bunbury baronets), of Mildenhall, Suffolk, he came of an old Norman family. He was…
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