The Snow Drift
Medium
mezzotint in black
Dimensions
plate: 17.15 × 37.94 cm (6 3/4 × 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7646
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of's Rosenwald Collection will delight in *The Snow Drift* (1904), a mezzotint by British printmaker Frank Short, faithfully reproducing a landscape by the esteemed Peter De Wint (1782–1849). De Wint, a of luminous English countryside scenes, captured the serene yet dramatic beauty of a snow-covered drift, evoking the crisp hush of winter in early 19th-century Britain. Short, a leading figure in the late Victorian print revival, transformed this original into a masterful print measuring 17.15 × 37.94 cm, showcasing his expertise in translating paintings into to...