River Scene with Distant Castle

James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image portrays a landscape with a body of water in the lower half. The horizon line is located above the middle, bordered by trees leading to a distant building at the center. On the left, there is a slope and steps leading into the water. The brushwork is watercolor style, creating a calm atmosphere. The color palette includes blues for the water, greens and browns for the trees, and a pale sky with light clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.9 x 26 cm (6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.167

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

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Bibliography

1965

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

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper right verso: 149

Wikidata ID

Q64580272

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