Unknown (British - 19th century)
View on the River Wye
c. 1830
This celebrated view is the epitome of the picturesque, a concept that equated Nature and Art. Such scenes were evocative of 17th-century landscape painting, hence “picture-like.” The appeal of such places – real or imagined – lay in their untamed beauty, as if Nature had designed the scene for our pleasure. The composition emphasizes the thrilling sight: floating above the figures, we can scan the entire vista at once. Frame: moulded ornament over wooden substructure, gilded. Britain, first half 19th century
Title
View on the River Wye
Date
c. 1830
Medium
Painting
Materials
oil on paper, mounted to canvasDimensions
49.5 x 66.5 cm; image: 48.4 x 65 cm
Nationality
British
Credit line
Gift of Robert A. Pacaud, Ottawa, 1989, in memory of his father, George W. Pacaud
Accession number
30388