The Limes at Willsbridge
Three men stand here in the back garden of a house known as "The Limes," at Willsbridge, Gloucestershire. Bateman admired Sir Edward Burne-Jones and is best known for painting dreamlike Biblical subjects in a Renaissance-revival style, but here places contemporary figures that embody his wide-ranging interests in a contemporary setting. Bateman's interest in science is referenced by a bearded man at left, who resembles Charles Darwin, with whom the artist corresponded. A man leaning on a pruning hook evokes the artist's significant achievements as a designer of gardens and, finally, a monk contemplating a flower reminds us of the spiritual realm and woodcuts that Bateman created for religious publications.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Limes at Willsbridge
- Artist: Robert Bateman (British, 1842–1922)
- Date: 1889
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/8 × 22 5/16 in. (39 × 56.7 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of James David Draper, from the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2019
- Object Number: 2021.15.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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