Flower Study 1866 John Jessop Hardwick British Petunias, wild roses, thistles and red berries are here displayed as though growing amongst moss and fallen logs. Close focus and careful delineation demonstrate the influence of William Henry Hunt (British, 1790–1864), who had been elected to the Old Watercolour Society in 1826 and specialized in rustic subjects and still-lives, developing a technique that involved building up dense layers of color over a ground of white gouache to create luminosity. Hartwick uses that manner here to fine effect. As a student, he won a watercolor prize at Somerse
Flower Study 1866 John Jessop Hardwick British Petunias, wild roses, thistles and red berries are here displayed as though growing amongst moss and fallen logs. Close focus and careful delineation demonstrate the influence of William Henry Hunt (British, 1790–1864), who had been elected to the Old Watercolour Society in 1826 and specialized in rustic subjects and still-lives, developing a technique that involved building up dense layers of color over a ground of white gouache to create luminosity. Hartwick uses that manner here to fine effect. As a student, he won a watercolor prize at Somerset House's School of Art, then worked as an engraver for the "Illustrated London News." From the 1860s he exhibited watercolors of fruit and flower subjects at the Royal Academy and Royal Watercolour Society, gaining Associate membership in the latter in Flower Study 395536
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