What movement was William Brockedon part of?

William Brockedon was part of the British Romanticism and Romanticism movements.

Where can I see paintings by William Brockedon?

Paintings by William Brockedon are held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

William Brockedon — Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

William Brockedon is a British Romanticism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

William Brockedon painted watercolours of real places he saw on journeys in the early 1800s. His brush traced Alpine passes with steep cliffs and narrow tracks, and sketched Roman landmarks like Monte Cavallo near St Peter’s Square. He also travelled east and recorded Laodicea, an ancient ruin in modern Turkey. Each sheet captures a moment in time: the soft light on stone, the precise lines of distant mountains. Want to step into one of those views? Try his 1815 watercolour of Monte Cavallo.

Works by William Brockedon

An Alpine pass
Monte Cavallo, Rome
Laodicea, Asia Minor

Collections represented

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.