Peter De Wint
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England
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landscape
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painter
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De Wint was the son of an English physician of Dutch
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extraction who had come to England from New York., he was born in Stone, Staffordshire
Stone, Staffordshire
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. He moved to London in 1802, and was apprenticed to John Raphael Smith, the mezzotint engraver and portrait painter. He bought his freedom from Smith in 1806, on condition that he supply eighteen oil paintings over the following two years. In 1806 he visited Lincoln for the first time, with the painter of historical subjects William Hilton
William Hilton
William Hilton , was an English portrait and history painter.-Life and work:Hilton was born in Lincoln, the son of a portrait-painter; he may be known as "William Hilton the Younger"...
, R.A., whose sister Harriet he married in 1810. De Wint and Hilton lived together in Broad Street, Golden Square, where John Varley also lived. Varley gave De Wint further lessons and introduced him to Dr Monro, who ran an informal academy for young artists.
De Wint first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and the following year at the Gallery of Associated Artists in Watercolours. In 1809 entered the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
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schools. He was elected an Associate of the Old Watercolour Society in 1810 and was made a full member the following year. By that time, as an established drawing-master, he was spending his summers teaching well-to-do provincial families. In 1812 he became a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, where he exhibited largely for many years, as well as at the Academy.
De Wint's life was devoted to art; he painted admirably in oils, and he ranks as one of the chief English watercolorists. "No artist", asserted Alfred William Rich
Alfred William Rich
Alfred William Rich , was an English watercolourist, teacher and author.-Life and work:Rich was born between Scaynes Hill and Lindfield in Sussex...
, "ever came nearer painting a perfect picture than did Peter de Wint".
A number of his pictures are in the National Gallery
National Gallery, London
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, the Victoria and Albert Museum
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and The Collection
The Collection (Lincolnshire)
The Collection is the county museum and gallery for Lincolnshire in England. It is an amalgamation of the Usher Gallery and the City and County Museum in such a way that they can work more effectively together than hitherto...
, Lincoln. He frequently visited his wife's home city of Lincoln, and many of his panoramic landscapes and haymaking scenes are set in Lincolnshire. He occasionally toured in Wales, and in 1828 travelled to Normandy.
He died in London.
Selected Paintings
32 Works in Tate BritainTate Gallery
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including
- 1810 - Children at Lunch by a Corn Stook, Oil on board - Tate GalleryTate GalleryThe Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, London - 1840 - Roman Canal, Lincolnshire, watercolour on paper - Tate GalleryTate GalleryThe Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, London
External links
- Peter de Wint online (artcyclopedia.com).
- Works by Peter de Wint (Tate online)