Road Scene, Heathersett
John Crome
1812
Medium
Etching on China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 16 × 15 cm (6 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 16.7 × 15.5 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Secondary support: 23.4 × 24.3 cm (9 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
27897
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Influenced by the Romantic poet William Wordsworth and by Dutch landscape painters, John Crome’s affinity for nature translated into etchings that held a preeminent place in the development of English landscape art. He embraced a spontaneous approach to the medium, using lines very sparingly to convey the calm light and quiet atmosphere of the English countryside.