The Cuillin Hills, Skye
1870–91
Medium
Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 19 5/8 in. (23.7 × 49.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, 2022
Accession Number
2022.46
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the rugged majesty of *The Cuillin Hills,*, a captivating watercolor and gouache over graphite by Paul Jacob Nael, created between 1870 and1891. Naftel a British artist renowned for his precise topographical landscapes, masterfully captures the dramatic peaks of Scotland's Isle of Skye—a wild, mist-shrouded range beloved by 19th-century travelers and artists. This panoramic view, spanning nearly 20 inches across a modest 9½-by-19⅝-inch sheet, evokes the Romantic fascination with nature's sublime power during the Victorian era, when British watercolor societies elevated the medium as a p...