The Wind on the Heath

  • Painting mediumWatercolor
  • Medium typeWallArt
  • Art movementLandscape Painting
  • Creation date1859
  • Art period19th Century
  • Dimensions17.0 x 26.0 cm
  • MuseumYale Center for British Art

david cox the elder (1783 – 1859)

David Cox (1783-1859) was a pivotal English landscape painter of the Birmingham School, renowned for his emotive watercolours & later oil paintings. A precursor to Impressionism, he captured British countryside with broad brushstrokes and atmospheric

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About this artwork

  • Title: The Wind on the Heath
  • Artist: david cox the elder
  • Year: 1859
  • Original dimensions: 17.0 x 26.0 cm
  • Format: Landscape
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Where to see it: Yale Center for British Art
  • Medium: Watercolor
  • Creative period: Late Period
  • Corpus context: precursor to impressionism, birmingham school influence

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