Tottenham Church
The Met
Artist: British Painter(ca. 1830)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (52.1 x 46 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A brick church tower rising above green fields with grazing sheep under a cloudy sky
Detailed Description
The painting depicts a wide rural landscape under a light blue sky filled with white, wispy clouds, most notably a large, elongated cloud formation in the upper left. In the center, a prominent, square church tower made of reddish-brown brick with lighter stone accents stands tall, partially covered in green ivy. Arched openings are visible near the top of the tower. To the right of the church, other buildings with red roofs and white walls are nestled among dense green trees and bushes. A tall, slender tree stands immediately to the left of the church tower, with more varied trees scattered across the mid-ground and along the distant horizon. The foreground features an expansive green field, with a winding dirt path beginning in the lower left and extending towards the middle ground. Several white sheep graze in the field to the left of the church. A small, indistinct figure, possibly a person, walks on the path near the left edge. In the far right distance, a few cows are visible in another green pasture. The very bottom edge of the painting shows patches of darker earth and sparse, low-lying bushes.
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