
Not on display
- Artist
- John Linnell 1792–1882
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 940 × 1397 mm
frame: 1180 × 1643 × 128 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894
- Reference
- N01546
Display caption
Linnell claimed that this work was ‘truer to Nature than most pictures’. However, he had been a friend of the visionary artists William Blake and Samuel Palmer, and there may be a more visionary quality to this scene. The theme of rural labourers at rest was familiar, but the glowing light and curious rhythms combine to create a quite original sense of monumentality.
Linnell’s poetic visions of the countryside, far detached from the sometimes harsh realities of rural life, were much sought-after by collectors. This painting is a replica, by the artist, of a work he had sold in 1862.
Gallery label, September 2004
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