The Rainbow

1794

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Glover recorded the effects of a passing evening storm in the year he moved to Lichfield, Staffordshire, to work as a drawing master. In the foreground, the subtle greenish blue tonalities of trees bordering a meandering stream are executed with delicate, softly brushed watercolor strokes. Warmer tones are introduced in the background, where breaking light bathes distant hilltop ruins and produces the rainbow overhead. This drawing predates Glover's 1795 debut at the Royal Academy and the resulting rapid growth of his reputation. In 1804, he was made a founding member of the Society of Painters in Water-colours, and he established himself in London the following year.

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Title: The Rainbow
Artist: John Glover (British, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester 1767–1849 Launceston, Tasmania)
Date: 1794
Medium: Watercolor over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 5/8 in. (18.5 x 27 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Susan H. Seidel Gift, 2002
Object Number: 2002.424
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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