1802
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Bridge over the River Monmow, Monmouth is a 1802 watercolor by Cornelius Varley, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows an old stone bridge with three arches over a river. On top of the bridge sits a small round tower with arched windows. Below, a boat floats on the water, and on the road, a horse-drawn cart and a few people walk. The sky is light with soft clouds, and buildings line the riverbank in the distance. The artist used watercolor to keep the scene loose and sketchy, focusing on light and movement over detail. The bridge’s tower looks like a guard post, and the river gives the whole scene a quiet, everyday feel. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A watercolour titled *Bridge over the River Monmow, Monmouth* by Cornelius Varley, dated 1802, depicts the bridge spanning the River Monnow in Monmouth, with the artist’s inscription confirming the subject.
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Cornelius Varley, FRSA (21 November 1781 – 2 October 1873) was a British painter, mostly in watercolour, printmaker and optical instrument-maker. He invented the graphic telescope and the graphic microscope.
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