An original watercolor in very soft tones with a valley between mountains and an arched viaduct behind, worked up in pencil and light washes. Signed at the lower right and titled and dated 1809 on the verso. It is presented in an antique wooden frame with a mat and glass.
An original watercolor in very soft tones with a valley between mountains and an arched viaduct behind, worked up in pencil and light washes. Signed at the lower right and titled and dated 1809 on the verso. It is presented in an antique wooden frame with a mat and glass.
David Cox the elder (1783-1859) is one of the great watercolorists of the English school; early sheets such as this one, from the first decade of the century, show his open-air training.
Medium: watercolor and pencil on paper
Artist: David Cox the elder (1783-1859)
Date: 1809
Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 in (23 x 14.5 cm)
Condition: good; the reflections and shadows seen in the photograph come from the glass of the frame, not from the paper