Landscape with Cattle (Somerset?)

1830

James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image depicts a landscape with a viewpoint from an elevated position overlooking a rolling countryside towards the horizon. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, where the grassy hills meet the sea and sky. A distant lighthouse, trees, and small structures can be seen. The painting features delicate watercolor brushstrokes blending colors like browns, greens, and golden tones. The sky is predominantly blue and gray with sunlight breaking through clouds. In the foreground, there are cows grazing and a fieldworker near them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 17.5 x 27.3 cm (6 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
    overall: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.162

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the artist's family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

2006

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

Bibliography

1965

  • Clifford, Derek. Watercolours of The Norwich School. London, 1965: p. 62.

Inscriptions

in unkown hand, lower right: August 17. 1830.; in later hand, upper right verso: 210

Wikidata ID

Q64580265

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