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Landscape with Ruins and Horseman : Stormy Effect

E. Smith

1850

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Landscape with Ruins and Horseman : Stormy Effect is a 1850 watercolor by E. Smith, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: E. Smith
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a lone rider on horseback near a rocky shore. The sky is heavy with clouds, almost gray, while the water looks calm below. A bare tree stands on the left, its branches twisted by the wind. The horseman’s red coat stands out against the muted colors around them. The artist used soft washes of watercolor to create a moody, quiet scene. If you like this style, look up Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour painting from 1850 by E. Smith depicts a landscape featuring ruins and a horseman, rendered with a stormy effect.

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About the artist

Artist

E. Smith

That quiet painter E. Smith? The one who slipped into every tourist’s sketchbook in the 1850s. He loved ruins so much he’d stand in a downpour to catch a crumbling arch under storm clouds, then dash off a watercolour on…

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