Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)

Distant view of Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire

Details

Peter de Wint, O.W.S. (Stone, Staffordshire 1784-1849 London)
Distant view of Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
17¼ x 28¼ in. (43.8 x 71.7 cm.)

Literature

H. Smith, Peter De Wint 1784-1849, London, 1982, p. 129.

Exhibited

London, British Institution, 1815, no. 114.

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Lot Essay

The romantic spirit of this watercolour calls to mind de Wint's major oil painting, Landscape with a Hermit (Victoria & Albert Museum, London). That picture generally dated to around 1814-15, has been described as a 'highly contrived work', deriving from the works of Salvator Rosa (Smith, op. cit, p. 69).

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