FDA-D.550-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.550-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
The Hayfield
Pilkington
Pilkington
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
collection
collection
Comments
At the centre of this agricultural scene are three heavy horses, a cart full of hay and several agricultural workers.
Peter de Wint favoured painting views of open fields, capturing the landscape as it was before the division and privatisation of land, known as enclosure. Open fields were a sight that had largely been lost by the early 19th century. At times, de Wint undoubtedly sought out remaining undivided fields for the subjects of his paintings, but he may also have avoided painting the existing hedgerows and fencing to better serve his preference for wide horizontal compositions.
Peter de Wint favoured painting views of open fields, capturing the landscape as it was before the division and privatisation of land, known as enclosure. Open fields were a sight that had largely been lost by the early 19th century. At times, de Wint undoubtedly sought out remaining undivided fields for the subjects of his paintings, but he may also have avoided painting the existing hedgerows and fencing to better serve his preference for wide horizontal compositions.
Other number
Pi 279
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 235mm
width (actual size): 683mm
width (actual size): 683mm
Production
Person
De Wint, Peter, 1784 - 1849 (Artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom presented/bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'Early English Watercolours', Birmingham, 1938
Exhibited: 'Early English Watercolours', Birmingham, 1938
Previous ownership
Pilkington, Alan, 1879 - 1973: Bequeathed to Eton by Alan Pilkington, 1973
References
• Commemorative Exhibition of the Art Treasures of the Midlands, Exhibition Catalogue, City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1934
• Harmsworth, G., Exhibition of the works of Peter De Wint, Exhibition Catalogue, Usher Gallery, Lincoln
• Harmsworth, G., Exhibition of the works of Peter De Wint, Exhibition Catalogue, Usher Gallery, Lincoln
