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Front of the New Mills, by John Crome, 1813

Front of the New Mills

John Crome

1813

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Front of the New Mills is a 1813 by John Crome, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
John Crome
When & what style?
1813 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a quiet English village scene. A dirt road leads past cottages with sloped roofs. Smoke rises from chimneys. Trees frame the horizon. A dog sits in the foreground. Crome loved showing how light hits things. Here, he paints misty air and soft shadows. It feels calm but alive. Want to see more like this? Look up John Crome (British, 1768–1821).

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