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The Rainbow

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Date

1794

Artist

John Glover (1767-1849)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Description

Glover recorded the effects of a passing evening storm in the year he moved to Lichfield, Staffordshire, to work as a drawing master. In the foreground, the subtle greenish blue tonalities of trees bordering a meandering stream are executed with delicate, softly brushed watercolor strokes. Warmer tones are introduced in the background, where breaking light bathes a distant hilltop village and produces the rainbow overhead. This drawing predates Glover's 1795 debut at the Royal Academy and the resulting rapid growth of his reputation. In 1804, he was made a founding member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, and he established himself in London the following year.

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Location

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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Hills
Streams

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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