Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
(1787–1855)
The Head of Glencoe, North Argyll, Scotland, 1823
Inscribed, signed with initials, and dated at lower right, in pen and brown ink, Head of GlenCoe. / C.F.1823
Watercolor, with touches of white heightening, over faint indications in pencil
12 x 15 15/16 inches (306 x 404 mm)
Purchased on the E. J. Rousuck Fund
1979.24
Item description:
Fielding, a student of John Varley, was much influenced by Girtin and Turner. In his landscapes he made something of a specialty of atmospheric effects, which received high praise from Ruskin. This view of the head of Glencoe, dated 1823, was exhibited at the Old Water-Colour Society in 1824.