Landscape with figures and cows
1785
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1785
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Landscape with figures and cows is a 1785 watercolor by Richard RA Westall, a Neoclassicism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet riverside scene with three people and two cows. The water is calm, with a boat sailing in the distance. A tree branch hangs over the top, and the sky looks soft and cloudy. One person sits on the bank, another stands holding something, and a woman kneels near the cows. The brushstrokes are loose, giving the scene a dreamy, unfinished feel. The colors are mostly muted, with a few bright spots on the cows and boat. Look up Romanticism next to see how this style changed art.
A watercolour by Richard Westall depicts a landscape scene featuring figures and cows, and is signed by the artist.
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Richard Westall painted watercolours of gentle rural scenes and Bible stories in the late 1700s to early 1800s.
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