1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Auvergne: Cascades de Thiers is a 1825 by James Duffield Harding, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet village nestled in a lush, green valley. A small stream winds through the scene, with people strolling along its banks or sitting by the water. Houses with wooden shutters and a larger building in the distance sit among rolling hills and dense trees. The title at the bottom calls it "Cascades de Thiers," hinting at waterfalls nearby—though they’re not visible here. The artist focused on everyday life in a peaceful countryside setting. Next, explore Romanticism to see how artists used nature and local life as their subjects.
James Duffield Harding (1798 – 4 December 1863) was a British landscape painter, lithographer and author of drawing manuals. His use of tinted papers and opaque paints in watercolour proved influential.
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