Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, 1847, Watercolor, colored chalks and gouache over graphite, sheet: 6 11/16 x 10 5/16 in. (17 x

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Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, 1847, Watercolor, colored chalks and gouache over graphite, sheet: 6 11/16 x 10 5/16 in. (17 x cm), Drawings, William Dyce (British, Aberdeen, Scotland 1806–1864 London), Dyce is best known for meticulously-rendered religious subjects that earned him the nickname 'the British Nazarene.' Completely different in character, this watercolor was made for his own pleasure in the summer of 1847, during a stay on the Isle of Wight to paint 'Neptune Resigning his Empire of the Seas to Britainnia' for the royal residence of Osborne House

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Size: 5874px × 3792px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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