Dieppe Cathedral

1828

Peter De Wint

Associated Names
Peter De Wint

Artist, British, 1784 - 1849

The image shows a painting depicting a market scene with a large cathedral on the left side. The cathedral has detailed gothic architecture and spires. The market is colorful, with people under parasols of various colors. In the distance, other buildings and rooftops are visible against a soft sky. The overall color palette includes warm tones for the cathedral, mixed colors for the market, and soft blues and grays for the sky. The brushwork is delicate but confident, capturing details of the architecture and market activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with touches of gouache over traces of graphite on wove paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.2 × 46.2 cm (11 7/8 × 18 3/16 in.)
    mount: 38.6 × 54.6 cm (15 3/16 × 21 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos Agnew's, London). (sale, Sotheby's London, 21 July 1975, no. ). (Guy Peppiatt, London); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

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