1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Waterfall is a 1825 watercolor by Daniel Maclise, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a misty waterfall pouring over jagged rocks. The scene is mostly gray and white, with soft edges blending the water, spray, and cliffs. Tiny hints of green peek through at the bottom, where a narrow path winds through the trees. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to suggest movement in the water, almost like it’s alive. The focus isn’t on perfect detail—just the raw power of the falls. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour drawing by Daniel Maclise depicts a waterfall rendered in monochrome tones. On the reverse side, a pen and ink drawing shows a bridge spanning a river. The work is part of a larger collection of 390 drawings and sketches housed in a thirty-frame pillar stand, which includes contributions from other artists such as T.S. Cooper, E. Landseer, and G. Cattermole. The collection also features portraits of notable literary and public figures, including Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Benjamin Disraeli.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Daniel Maclise (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.
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