John ThomsonScottish, 1837–1921Landscape with River, Lake and Mountains
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Not on view at present
Where is “Landscape with River, Lake and Mountains” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the painting
In this small sketch on paper, Thomson evokes the bare essentials of the landscape in small, rapid brush strokes. He was known to paint many such sketches from nature, often completing them in a matter of hours, and they have been praised for their originality. Thomson was a successful, Scottish landscapist who was also minister for Duddingston from 1805. He was a close friend of the writer Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), who was an important influence on his work, and collaborated with J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) to produce illustrations for Scott’s Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland (1826).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- P.41-1937
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
