Peter De WintBritish, 1784–1849Landscape with Lightning and a Hermit
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the painting
Hermits, living in the wilderness, apart from society, were a popular theme with 18th-century landscape painters. Most of De Wint's pictures are calm and even. This more dramatic work is reminiscent of the Neapolitan master Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), who was popular with English collectors.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 259-1872
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
