At Winterdyne on the Severn

1860s

Major Francis Gresley

Associated Names
Major Francis Gresley

Artist, British, 1807 - 1880

The image features a path next to an ivy-covered stone structure resembling a castle wall. The viewpoint is ground level, showing the textures of the path and surrounding foliage. Vegetation and the structure obscure the horizon, creating a secluded atmosphere. Trees with twisted branches grow around the path. The black-and-white presentation gives a timeless quality. The monochromatic color palette uses sepia tones for a vintage aesthetic. A figure in old-fashioned attire stands near the wall, providing scale and a human element in the natural and historical setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's Fine Art Auctions, London, 1987); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, bottom center in graphite: At Winterdyne on the Severn; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: C1011; bottom right in graphite: Gresley

Wikidata ID

Q64157674

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