The fair near the village church, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson.

The fair near the village church, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson.

2-871-265 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

The fair near the village church, c1780-1825. The absolute balance, arrangement, and rightness of the masses in shadow and light in relation to the line, with alternating weight and delicacy, make this homely scene an achievement of great beauty. The drawing here reproduced should be studied for spontaneity before we can appreciate Rowlandson's full intent. Each significant detail is suggested with simplicity or elaborateness as seemed fit'. From "The Watercolour Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson from the Albert H. Wiggin Collection in the Boston Public Library" with commentary by Arthur W. Heintzelman. [Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., New York, 1947]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
People Related
  1. Arthur William Heintzelman: American: Writer, author, artist, painter, etcher, copyist, teacher, and curator

Medium
  1. Watercolour

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Satires

Trade & Industry Shops & Markets

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6016x4115
File Size : 72,527kb


Aliases

  1. p65
  1. 0910000558
  1. 2-871-265
  1. 2871265
  1. p65

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