Artwork
View in the Rows, Chester
View in the Rows, Chester is a watercolor work on paper by the British Romanticist artist Charles Wild. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Dated 1800, 'View in the Rows, Chester' is a watercolour by Charles Wild, capturing a Chester streetscape.
Subject & Meaning
The scene features a stone archway and 'Smith's Shoe Warehouse', with people in period clothing. The artist's signature is incorporated into a shop sign.
Technique & Style
The watercolour showcases Wild's attention to light and shadow on textures, from rough stone to clothing, creating a quiet, frozen moment.
History & Provenance
The artist's initials and the work's title are inscribed on the reverse. The painting is representative of early 19th-century watercolour works, with related examples held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Charles Wild painted precise watercolours of grand old buildings in early 19th-century England.
Monastery Gate, St. Albans
Water Gate, Lower Close, Norwich
The Old Council House, Salisbury
The Bar Gate, Southampton
The Stonebrow : Gateway at Lincoln
A Church in a Market Place
Street Scene
Street scene in Dent, Yorkshire
A street scene
The Butter-Cross, Winchester
A Gateway in a Norman Town
Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: St. Severin, Paris