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Editor: This sketch by Sir George Howland Beaumont, probably from the late 18th or early 19th century, is a delicate rendering of a landscape. The soft graphite gives it an ethereal feel. What narratives do you think it whispers to us? Curator: I see Beaumont, a landowner himself, engaging with the picturesque movement, a visual ideology deeply intertwined with land ownership and social hierarchy. The controlled, idyllic portrayal of nature, while seemingly benign, subtly reinforces existing power structures. How does this resonate with contemporary ideas around land access and environmental justice? Editor: That makes me think about whose landscapes are valued and whose are erased. It’s definitely something to consider. Curator: Exactly. By critically examining these seemingly innocent images, we can expose the complex relationships between art, power, and representation.