Dimensions: support: 133 x 159 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here's Sir George Howland Beaumont's "Landscape," painted sometime in the late 18th or early 19th century. It feels very picturesque to me, almost like a stage set. What symbols or imagery do you notice here? Curator: The ruin, of course, speaks of time and decay, a common memento mori. But consider also the traveler on the road. What journeys, both literal and metaphorical, does this suggest? How does the artist use light to guide your eye? Editor: I see what you mean. The traveler and the ruin together create a feeling of nostalgia and reflection. Thanks for pointing that out! Curator: Indeed. Beaumont invites us to contemplate the passage of time and our place within it.
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Beaumont was a talented amateur and friend of many artists, including Constable. His work reflects many influences. Here the simplifying of masses and broad presentation of the view derives from Wilson and imparts a strong sense of classical order to the design, which is nevertheless based on simple observation of natural forms, as was advocated by Beaumont's friend Constable. Gallery label, August 2004
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