In Wales between Bangor and Capel Curig
1830s
Peter De Wint English, 1784-1849
London
Peter De Wint was an influential advocate for watercolor as the best medium for capturing the beauty of British scenery. The artist is revered for the vigorous manner and sweeping gestures of his work, and here he evoked a blustery day under a threatening, pink-tinged sky—a glimpse of the sublime.
Watercolor, over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper