Artwork
Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge
Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge is an oil painting by the Romanticist artist John Rathbone. It dates from 1795 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Overview
Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge is a 1795 oil-on-panel painting by John Rathbone, an English artist known for his landscapes.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene rural scene with a winding road and a wooden bridge over a stream, where a few figures are walking, surrounded by trees and bushes, capturing a moment of everyday life in a small town.
Technique & Style
Rathbone used oil paint on a wooden panel, a less common choice than canvas, to create a work characterized by its opaque and flat style, differing from his more successful watercolours.
History & Provenance
The painting is now part of the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, exemplifying the landscape genre popular among British artists of the late 18th century.
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Artist
John Rathbone (c. 1750–1807) was an English artist. He was born in Cheshire about 1750, and practised in Manchester, London, and Preston as a landscape-painter in both oil and watercolour. Although he gained the name of…
