Ploughman leading his horses home in rain
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, the elder
1770
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, the elder
1770
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Ploughman leading his horses home in rain is a 1770 watercolor by Julius Caesar Ibbetson, the elder, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man leading two horses along a muddy path in the rain. One horse is white, the other dark, and both look tired. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat and a long coat, holding a stick to guide the animals. Trees and bushes loom in the background, dark and heavy with wet leaves. Notice how the artist used soft, blended colors to show the rain and mist. The horses’ muscles and the man’s posture hint at hard work. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists like this one used emotion and nature in their work.
A watercolour painting depicts a ploughman guiding his horses as they return home during rainfall.
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Julius Caesar Ibbetson painted small, detailed watercolours of British and colonial landscapes in the late 1700s, often showing daily work or faraway places.
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