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View of Castel Gandolfo

Myles Birket FosterLinkedCulture matchlcp-aa7b39f6f62e

Date: c. 1870s
Medium: watercolor
Culture: England, 19th century
Department: Drawings
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 124806

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In his watercolors, Foster depicted an idealized life in rural England. His work was appreciated as Pre-Raphaelite in its intricate detail, but was without the harsh color and unorthodox subjects that made the brotherhood controversial. Foster’s watercolors proved enormously appealing to the Victorians; each new work was eagerly anticipated, and color lithographs after his watercolors helped popularize his imagery. While the English countryside was the inspiration for much of his work, he traveled abroad regularly, and made several trips to Italy in the 1870s. A view of peasants picnicking at the gates of Castel Gandolfo overlooking Lake Albano is the subject of this watercolor.

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Credit line: In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
Provenance: unknown: (V.G. Fischer Art Galleries, Washington, D.C.) | ?-1946: Fanny Tewksbury King [1867-1949], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | November 25, 1946-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH