Early 19th-Century British School, River Landscape With Women Washing Laundry

Early 19th-Century British School, River Landscape With Women Washing LaundryThis charming early 19th century British School oil painting depicts a river landscape with washerwomen, grazing sheep and upland scenery. Under the gentle glow of a British summer, two women wash laundry alongside a broad expanse of shimmering river. Beyond them, the majestic forms of craggy peaks bring a sense of grandeur and allude to natures sublimity. Perhaps its Wales or the Lake District. Landscape painting during the late Georgian period was

they reflect the reality that we rarely see an object from one set angle as our perspectives continually change

reached £12

1958Provenance: SwedenCondition: Very presentable overall

Did you know: In the 1850s

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Medium: Watercolour and gum arabicOverall size: 4” x 5” / 10cm x 12cmYear of creation: c

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We can only imagine the proceeding events

was awarded a grant by the Ministry of Culture to study at the Académie Julian in Paris under Jules Lefebvre