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I agree to the Art UK terms and conditions and privacy policy. Peter De Wint was technically one of the finest watercolor painters of his time. The farm animals, herdsman and farm cottage nestled in the trees at left are all later additions dressing up landscapes with decorative figures was a common practice. They had one child, Helen De Wint — Royal Watercolour Society.

Read Edit View history. De Wint's life was devoted to art; he painted admirably in oils, and he ranks as one of the chief English watercolourists. Download as PDF Printable version. In he became a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours , where he exhibited for many years, as well as at the Academy. Lincoln College, University of Oxford.

This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. From to he was apprenticed to the engraver, miniaturist, and painter John Raphael Smith — , and he later studied at the Royal Academy, had advice from John Varley, and frequented the house of Dr Monro.

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Biography [ edit ]. Finding Art UK useful? Cattle in a Landscape. The chapel was restored in and Mrs. De Wint has refined the tone and color of the water, clarified the changing levels and placement of large rocks, and added the decorative road at lower right.

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He has also used bodycolor and gum varnish over the darks to increase the depth and solidity of the colors, and used scraping out to add textures and highlights. Main menu Close. Christchurch Mansion. He frequently visited his wife's home city of Lincoln, and many of his panoramic landscapes and haymaking scenes are set in Lincolnshire. Walberswick Church Watercolour c.

He occasionally toured in Wales , and in travelled to Normandy. In entered the Royal Academy Schools. By signing up you agree to terms and conditions and privacy policy. De Wint exhibited at the Royal Academy and in he exhibited at the Gallery of Associated Artists in Watercolours and in entered the Royal Academy Schools and in elected an Associate of the Old Watercolour Society and made a full member the following year.

De Wint's reputation and the prices of his paintings rose substantially after his death: he became one of the "old masters" of the 19th century English watercolor. More often, however, De Wint painted everything just as it appeared to his eye, without heightened chiaroscuro, sentimental groups of figures or picturesque rainbows. Wingfield Manor, Suffolk Watercolour and pencil Labels verso 14cm x