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Mountain landscape with bridge

John Varley

1800

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Mountain landscape with bridge is a 1800 watercolor by John Varley, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: John Varley
When & what style?: 1800 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a quiet scene of a stone bridge crossing a calm river. Two trees stand on the bank, one tall and leafy, the other shorter with a rough trunk. In the distance, soft hills roll under a pale sky, and a lone figure walks near the water’s edge. The brushstrokes are loose and light, letting the colors blend like water on paper. The artist used watercolor, which gives the scene a dreamy, airy feel. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like this.