Artwork

On the Skirts of the Forest

On the Skirts of the Forest, by John Crome, oil, 1804
On the Skirts of the Forest, by John Crome, oil, 1804

On the Skirts of the Forest is an oil painting by John Crome. It dates from 1804 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Artist & collection

Portrait of John Crome

Artist

John Crome

John Crome, once known as Old Crome to distinguish him from his artist son John Berney Crome, was an English landscape painter of the Romantic era, one of the principal artists and founding members of the Norwich School of painters.