Travellers in a Woodland Glade

c. 1800

William Payne

Associated Names
William Payne

Artist, British, c. 1760 - 1830

The image shows a woodland scene with a forest floor of fallen branches and a large tree trunk. Tall trees frame the view, and a path winds through the forest. In the distance, a group of travelers, including a child, pause on the path. The color palette includes earthy browns and greens, with dappled light filtering through the canopy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20 × 28.9 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.76.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland; (their sale, Christie's London, 9 December 2015, no.233); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

Inscriptions

lower left verso in pen and brown ink: W. Payne

Wikidata ID

Q64639285

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