Artwork
Lake Tiberias
Lake Tiberias is a watercolor work on paper by the British Romanticist artist Maria Harriett Mathias. It dates from 1857 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Lake Tiberias is a watercolour painting created by Maria Harriet Mathias in 1857. It depicts a serene lakeside scene with a town on a hillside.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a quiet town with worn stone buildings on a hillside, overlooking a calm lake that stretches to distant mountains. The scene conveys a sense of stillness and tranquility.
Technique & Style
The artist employed light washes of colour to achieve a simple and airy effect, focusing on shapes and shadows rather than intricate details. The soft blues and grays used for the lake and mountains contribute to the overall sense of calm.
History & Provenance
The watercolour was likely part of an album featuring scenes from the artist's travels between 1856 and 1857. The album was sold at Christie's in 1978, then acquired by The Fine Art Society, London, before being purchased by the Royal Geographical Society.
Artist & collection
Artist
Maria Harriet Mathias painted delicate watercolors of the Middle East in 1857. The five works in this set show views from Egypt and Lebanon—Edfoo’s temple walls, cedar groves, a boat trip near Asouan, the skyline of…
City of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, looking towards Hebron
Palmyra (from Kasr el Ain)
Ancient Ruins in the land of Edom above the bed of a valley and Arab Date gardens
Gule-Hissa Ovassy in the Northern part of Lycia
Tyre
Jericho Plain of Gilgal, Jordan, Dead Sea, and Mountains of Moab
Parnassus
The Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Looking towards the Plain of the Encampment
Hierapolis - Natural Hot Spring. Phrygia
Alexandretta (Gulf of Iskanderoon)