Chepstow Castle, River Wye, Monmouthshire

Philip Wilson Steer British

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Steer's style underwent a radical change after 1895 when he reexamined the work of Rubens, Constable and Turner. During this time he visited sites that were popular with eighteenth-century travelers in search of the picturesque. This view of Chepstow Castle from the River Wye was most likely made as the artist prepared an oil painting of the same scene now in the Tate Gallery. Both are based on an earlier mezzotint of the same view by Turner.

Chepstow Castle, River Wye, Monmouthshire, Philip Wilson Steer (British, Birkenhead 1860–1942 London), Watercolor

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Chepstow Castle, River Wye, Monmouthshire, Philip Wilson Steer (British, Birkenhead 1860–1942 London), Watercolor
Chepstow Castle, River Wye, Monmouthshire, Philip Wilson Steer (British, Birkenhead 1860–1942 London), Watercolor

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