Information about Peter de Wint

Peter 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.

Selected Paintings

32 Works in Tate Britain including

1810 - Children at Lunch by a Corn Stook, Oil on board - Tate Gallery, London
1840 - Roman Canal, Lincolnshire, watercolour on paper - Tate Gallery, London

References

David Scrase, Drawings & Watercolours by Peter De Wint, exhibition catalogue, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (1979)
Hammond Smith, Peter De Wint 1784-1849, London (1982)

External links

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=148&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=worklist

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landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment.
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William Hilton (June 3, 1786 - December 30, 1839), English painter, was born in Lincoln, son of a portrait-painter.

In 1800 he was placed with the engraver JR Smith, and about the same time began studying in the Royal Academy school.
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Royal Academy of Arts

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Alfred William Rich (March 4, 1856 between Scaynes Hill and Lindfield, Sussex – September 7, 1921, Tewkesbury) was an English watercolourist, teacher and author.

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The National Gallery

Established 1824
Location Trafalgar Square, London WC2, England, United Kingdom
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The Victoria and Albert Museum

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