PETER DE WINT 1784-1849 English Landscape ORIGINAL W/C

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ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING Original Watercolour 29cm x 19cm unsigned Peter De Wint This is a very rare early 19th Century watercolour painting by the English artist Peter De Wint, the painting is unsigned.The mount is handpainted with the name of the artist and the dates he lived. It also has the original provenance markings which were kept and pasted verso from when it was earlier framed some years ago. This professional hand painted title is painted onto the mount The watercolour painted on fine paper was at some time in the past mounted on board to preserve the paper which had become thin and aged especially to the very top right edge. This was purchased by me as a watercolour by the English artist Peter De Wint from an art dealer who obtained this painting at a reputable Art Auction House P eter De Wint (21 January 1784 – 30 January 1849) was an English landscape painter . De Wint was the son of an English physician of Dutch extraction who had come to England from New York., he was born in Stone, Staffordshire . 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 , 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 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 , "ever came nearer painting a perfect picture than did Peter de Wint". A number of his pictures are in the National Gallery , the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection , 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 . The painting measures approx 29cm x 19cm and the overall size including mount is 52cm x 40cm The reverse of the board shows the mounted painting taped to a mount and the name of the artist taken from when it was earlier framed for some form of authenticity and LOT NUMER This is close detail PAINTING WILL BE SENT FLAT PACKED MOUNTED UNFRAMED BY FULLY TRACKABLE INSURED MAIL PAYMENT PAYMENT BY PAYPAL or CASH ON COLLECTION THIS IS AN IMENSE WORK OF ART BY AN ARTIST WHOSE WORKS ADORN THE TATE GALLERY SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. I PURCHASED THIS AS AN ORIGINAL GENUINE WATERCOLOUR by PETER DE WINT - IT HAS BEEN DATED TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY read more

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