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The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts | CC0 1.0

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Date

1789-1804

Artist

Edward Dayes (1763-1804)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662613

Description

The Lake District inspired some of Dayes's finest work, and lively washes are here applied in a manner that influenced Thomas Girtin, the artist's most notable pupil. When Girtin and J. M. W. Turner toured Britain in the 1790s, they worked in a style learned from Dayes, whose important role in developing watercolor's potential is little recognized. Here, he uses strong framing elements and enhances the scene with distinct local details. A late 18th century taste for picturesque roughness is heightened by the steeply falling terrain and swiftly moving clouds to add drama and immediacy. Medium: watercolour over graphite, heightened with scratching out.

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Gatesgarth, Cumbria, England

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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