Harvesting, by Peter De Wint

An image of Harvesting. De Wint, Peter (British, 1784-1849). Watercolour over traces of graphite, with highlights scratched in on paper, height 160 mm, width 245 mm. Late 1830s; early 1840s.

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Harvesting. De Wint, Peter (British, 1784-1849). Watercolour over traces of graphite, with highlights scratched in on paper, height 160 mm, width 245 mm. Late 1830s; early 1840s.

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Accession Number: 755
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 678 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 137.54kB
Captured: 2007:12:12 11:30:43

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19th Century agricultural agriculture Britain British British School carts cornfield countryside De Wint English exterior farmer farming farmland farms fields Fitz_PDP graphite harvest harvesters hay haymaker haymaking haystacks horses landscape peasants Peter De Wint reapers reaping rural Summer watercolour working

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