Near Penshurst, Kent
Artist: Patrick Nasmyth (British, 1787–1831)
Original Dimensions: 27 1/2" x 36 1/4"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1828) "This scene of rural life in southern England, created in 1828, attests to Nasmyth’s admiration for seventeenth-century Dutch landscape painting. The minutely detailed depiction of the terrain creates the impression of a naturalistic view of the countryside, but the composition is carefully composed, with an eye toward pleasing contrasts. The sunny woodland is dominated by the tall, dark tree at the left, which creates a counterpoint to the cloud banks in the sky at the right. Nasmyth painted several versions of the subject, which proved quite popular." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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