March of Intellect, no. 2. (1829)
William Heath1829 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1840)
Specifications
- Year
- 1829
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1794–1840
About the artwork
Dated 1829, "March of Intellect, no. 2." is an artwork by William Heath. Historical background, 1829: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape. Illustration, a short history: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration.
"March of Intellect, no. 2." is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1794–1840
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