Dar-Thula, from "Illustrated London News" July 27, 1861 Frederick James Smyth The "Illustrated London News" commissioned this print to inform readers of a significant watercolor shown by Tidey at the New Watercolour Society in 1861. The theme demonstrates the continued significance of Ossian as a poetic source considered a northern equivalent to classical epics by Homer and Virgil. London's watercolor societies offered artists a chance to use the medium with ambition and garner a degree of attention not possible at the Royal Academy. Commenting on Tidey's work, a contemporary critic remarked "
Dar-Thula, from "Illustrated London News" July 27, 1861 Frederick James Smyth The "Illustrated London News" commissioned this print to inform readers of a significant watercolor shown by Tidey at the New Watercolour Society in 1861. The theme demonstrates the continued significance of Ossian as a poetic source considered a northern equivalent to classical epics by Homer and Virgil. London's watercolor societies offered artists a chance to use the medium with ambition and garner a degree of attention not possible at the Royal Academy. Commenting on Tidey's work, a contemporary critic remarked "The artist has fully entered into the character of this cruel the wild, gigantesque fancy of a colour the artist has subdued his [palette] to the grey granite hue of Ossians's poetry.". Dar-Thula, from "Illustrated London News". After Henry Tidey (British, Worthing 1814–1872 London). July 27, 1861. Wood engraving. Frederick James Smyth (British, active 1841–67). Prints
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