1826
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Loch Lomond is a 1826 by Richard Parkes Bonington, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet lake surrounded by rocky cliffs and snow-capped mountains. A few trees cling to the shore, and the water looks calm under a partly cloudy sky. In the distance, a small village sits near the water’s edge, with a few boats floating on the lake. The artist used soft shading to make the mountains and clouds look misty, almost like they’re fading into the sky. This style was common in Romanticism, where nature’s power and mystery were key themes. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used landscapes to express big emotions.
Richard Parkes Bonington (25 October 1802 – 23 September 1828) was an English Romantic landscape painter.
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