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Landscape with river and mountains, by Joshua Reynolds, watercolor, 1795

Landscape with river and mountains

Joshua Reynolds

1795

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Landscape with river and mountains is a 1795 watercolor by Joshua Reynolds, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Joshua Reynolds
When & what style?
1795 · British Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a river winding through a green valley. A small village sits near the water, with a church and a few houses. Dark clouds loom over the hills in the background. The artist used loose brushstrokes to show light and shadow. The sky looks stormy, but the village below stays calm. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used nature like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour landscape by Reynolds from 1795 depicts a river winding through a mountainous terrain under a sky filled with large grey clouds.

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About the artist

Portrait of Joshua Reynolds
Artist

Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.

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