About this artwork
Influenced by the Romantic poet William Wordsworth and by Dutch landscape painters, John Crome’s affinity for nature translated into etchings that held a preeminent place in the development of English landscape art. He embraced a spontaneous approach to the medium, using lines very sparingly to convey the calm light and quiet atmosphere of the English countryside.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- John Crome
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Title
- Road Scene, Heathersett
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Place
- England (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1812
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Medium
- Etching on China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
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Dimensions
- Image: 16 × 15 cm (6 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 16.7 × 15.5 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Secondary support: 23.4 × 24.3 cm (9 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Everett D. Graff Memorial Fund
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Reference Number
- 1967.497
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/27897/manifest.json