Haymaking
Oil Painting
ca.1815 - ca.1830 (made)
ca.1815 - ca.1830 (made)
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De Wint specialised in watercolours. His oil paintings were little known until after his death. He did not sign or date his pictures. His work presents a highly idealised image of the English landscape in the face of rapid industrialisation. The critic John Ruskin wrote, 'De Wint makes me feel as if I were walking in the fields'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Haymaking (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Haymaking', Peter de Wint, about 1815-1830 |
| Physical description | Harvesting scenes were a favourite subject with the artist early in his career, and particularly the panoramic view (compare the watercolour "Cornfield with harvesters" also in the V&A (museum number 1201-1886) and the oil painting "A Cornfield" (museum number 258-1872) also in the V&A. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs P. Tatlock, daughter of the artist |
| Object history | Given by Mrs P. Tatlock, daughter of the artist, 1872 |
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| Summary | De Wint specialised in watercolours. His oil paintings were little known until after his death. He did not sign or date his pictures. His work presents a highly idealised image of the English landscape in the face of rapid industrialisation. The critic John Ruskin wrote, 'De Wint makes me feel as if I were walking in the fields'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 69 |
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| Accession number | 260-1872 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2003 |
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