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A village in Lincolnshire, by Peter De Wint, watercolor, 1810

A village in Lincolnshire

Peter De Wint

1810

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

A village in Lincolnshire is a 1810 watercolor by Peter De Wint, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Peter De Wint
When & what style?
1810 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a small village scene. There's a house with a thatched roof, a church spire in the distance, and a few trees. A horse and cart are in the foreground, with a person on the horse and another in the cart. The colors are muted, with lots of greens and browns. The artist has used watercolor to create a soft, dreamy effect. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the painting a sense of movement and energy. If you like this painting, you might want to check out more works by the Romanticism movement.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour painting by Peter De Wint from 1810 shows a village in Lincolnshire.

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About the artist

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Artist

Peter De Wint

Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.

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