Water-colourist, born in Stone, Staffordshire, C England, UK, of Dutch descent. His fame rests on his watercolour illustrations of English landscape, English architecture, and English country life. Among them are The Cricketers, The Hay Harvest, Nottingham, Richmond Hill, and Cows in Water. Many of his works are in Lincoln Art Gallery.
Peter De Wint (21 January 1784 - 30 January 1849) was an English landscape painter.
De Wint was the son of an English physician of Dutch extraction who had come to England from New York., he was born at Hanley, Staffordshire. De Wint and Hilton lived together in Broad Street, Golden Square, where John Varley also lived. Varley gave De Wint further lessons and introduced him to Dr Monro, who ran an informal academy for young artists. De Wint first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and the following year at the Gallery of Associated Artists in Watercolours. In 1812 he became a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, where he exhibited largely for many years, as well as at the Academy.
De Wint's life was devoted to art; "No artist", asserted Alfred William Rich, "ever came nearer painting a perfect picture than did Peter de Wint".
A number of his pictures are in the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln.
He died in London.
Selected Paintings
32 Works in Tate Britain including
1810 - Children at Lunch by a Corn Stook, Oil on board - Tate Gallery, London 1840 - Roman Canal, Lincolnshire, watercolour on paper - Tate Gallery, London
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