The Church of St. Pierre, Caen
1842
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1842
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Church of St. Pierre, Caen is a 1842 watercolor by Edward Webb, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a tall, pointed church with two spires against a pale sky. In front, a river runs with a small boat carrying two people. The church walls have arched windows and dark shadows, while the water looks calm and still. The artist used soft watercolors to show light and shadow, making the church look grand but also a little weathered. The boat adds a quiet, everyday touch to the scene. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
The watercolour titled *The Church of St. Pierre, Caen* depicts the church as rendered by Edward Webb in 1842. The work is a copy of a drawing by David Roberts, R.A., or possibly derived from an engraving by J. Tingle published between 1834 and 1836 in *The Gallery of Modern British Artists*. The attribution to Webb remains unverified.
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