Inn at Dfnet
1834
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1834
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Inn at Dfnet is a 1834 by Edward Price, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a quiet lakeside scene with a small wooden inn and a few buildings near the water. Smoke rises from a chimney, and a couple of boats lie stranded on the shore. The background has dark, jagged mountains under a moody sky, with a few trees scattered around. The artist used soft shading to make the scene feel peaceful yet dramatic. The focus on nature and a lone inn suggests a sense of solitude and adventure. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style often highlights emotion and nature.
The print "Inn at Dfnet" by Edward Price appears in a book bound in blue with a red cover, which contains 21 prints alongside textual material. The volume was part of the Lennox-Boyd collection, a significant assemblage of British mezzotints and related items acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2015 through an inheritance tax arrangement. The collection, noted for its depth in mezzotints by David Lucas after John Constable, also included 18th-century picture frames, antique women’s shoes, fans, printed handkerchiefs, and printed ephemera. Lennox-Boyd expanded his holdings by…
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