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Artist
Creation date
about 1815
Materials
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 x 30 in.
Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. A. Clowes
Accession number
42.6
Collection
Not Currently On View
This view of a rugged country road winding through an English woodland exemplifies the picturesque tradition in landscape painting. The term "picturesque" is applied to paintings of pleasing natural settings that contain elements of wildness or irregularity.
Barker's landscape style derives from Thomas Gainsborough, whose work he copied and imitated.
Provenance Research is on-going at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and information will be added to this record as research is completed. Please contact Annette Schlagenhauff, Assoc. Curator of Research, at aschlagenhauff@imamuseum.org with any questions.