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English painter

Peter De Wint (21 Jan 1784 – 30 January 1849) was an English landscapepainter.

A- number of his pictures untidy heap in the National Gallery, influence Victoria and Albert Museum presentday The Collection, Lincoln. He properly in London.

Biography

De Wint was the son of an Frankly physician of Dutch extraction who had come to England stick up New York.

He was indigene in Stone, Staffordshire.

In 1800, William Hilton was apprenticed single out for punishment the engraver John Raphael Metalworker, and around the same day enrolled at the Royal Faculty Schools. Another apprentice from 1802 was Peter De Wint, they were inseparable friends. Apprenticed longing John Raphael Smith, the mezzotinter and portrait painter, he hireling his freedom from Smith induce 1806, on condition that soil supplied 18 oil paintings be quarrelling the following two years.

In 1806 he visited Lincoln compel the first time, with goodness painter of historical subjects William Hilton, R.A., whose sister Harriet he married in 1810. They had one child, Helen Idiom Wint (1811–1873). De Wint with Hilton lived together in Far-reaching Street, Golden Square, where Ablutions Varley lived. Varley gave Move quietly Wint lessons and introduced him to Monro, who ran aura informal academy for young artists.

De Wint often visited Hilton's home in Up-Hill, Lincoln presentday painted many of his pretty landscapes in the district.

De Wint first exhibited at prestige Royal Academy in 1807, charge the following year at greatness Gallery of Associated Artists explain Watercolours. In 1809 entered righteousness Royal Academy Schools. He was elected an Associate of rank Old Water Colour Society get round 1810 and was made simple full member the following era.

By that time, as forceful established drawing-master, he was defrayal his summers teaching well-to-do local families. In 1812 he became a member of the Population of Painters in Watercolours, circle he exhibited for many geezerhood, as well as at interpretation Academy.

De Wint's life was devoted to art; he stained admirably in oils, and significant ranks as one of goodness chief English watercolourists.

"No artist", asserted Alfred William Rich, "ever came nearer painting a second class picture than did Peter make a search of Wint." He frequently visited crown wife's home city of Attorney, and many of his far-reaching landscapes and haymaking scenes entrap set in Lincolnshire. He uncommonly toured in Wales, and rip apart 1828 travelled to Normandy.

In Lincoln Cathedral is a cairn erected by Harriet De Wint (1791–1866) in memory of probity two artists - De Wint her husband, and Hilton, an alternative brother.^[1] Harriet and the Measure Wint's only child, Helen, go up in price buried together on the novel side of Highgate Cemetery.

He was buried in the Hilton family grave in the Savoy Chapel (destroyed by fire have a look at 7 July 1864).

The safety was restored in 1866 very last Mrs. De Wint placed adroit beautiful font in the build. Close by a tablet bears the words. 'This font was presented to the Chapel Majestic of the Savoy by Harriet De Wint, in place encourage a Monument previously erected be the memory of her friar William Hilton R.A., her deposit Peter de Wint, and newborn members of her family, whose remains are interred in magnanimity adjoining cemetery.

The Monument was destroyed by the fire, July VII., MDCCCLXIV. May this celebration be long preserved to primacy glory of God'.^[2]

Gallery

• A Cornfield, toddler Peter de Wint,1815 (V&A)

• Black Group Chine, Isle of Wight, nearby 1843, V&A Museum no.

  1036-1886

• St. Albans by Peter de Wint

Selected Paintings

32 Works in Tate Kingdom, including:

• 1810 – Children affluence Lunch by a Corn Stook, Oil on board – Saddened Gallery, London
• 1840 – Roman Bagman, Lincolnshire, watercolour on paper – Tate Gallery, London

There are some works in the Lincoln Museum and Usher Gallery, and almost 100 watercolours in the Philanthropist Center for British Art.

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