Harrowing--View near the Cross Fells

c. 1840

Peter De Wint

Associated Names
Peter De Wint

Artist, British, 1784 - 1849

The painting shows a pastoral scene with a stone wall and gate in the foreground. In the distance, there is a mountain range under a dramatic sky with dynamic clouds. The color palette includes earthy browns and greens contrasting with the cooler hues of the sky. The landscape features plowed fields with two sets of horses being used for farming, and figures directing their work. Light and shadow are balanced in the painting, highlighting the contrast between the dark clouds and the illuminated fields.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache with scratching out on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.2 × 45.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.)
    mount: 38.4 × 52.1 cm (15 1/8 × 20 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(probably sale, Sotheby's New York, 14 April 1994, no. 534). (Agnew's, London, inv. no. DB4526); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1840

  • Society of Painters in Water-Colour, London, 1840, no. 122(?)

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

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