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Illustration for William Coombe's 'Tours of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque: Dr Syntax sketching a waterfall'
Thomas Rowlandson
circa 1812
Museum no. Dyce 813
Victoria and Albert Museum London UK
The search for the Picturesque in landscape, using Gilpin's 'grammar' as a guide, was so popular that it became the subject of satire; particularly William Combe's 'Tours of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque' , which was illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson.
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Illustration for William Coombe's 'Tours of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque: Dr Syntax sketching a waterfall'
Thomas Rowlandson
circa 1812
Museum no. Dyce 813
Victoria and Albert Museum London UK
The search for the Picturesque in landscape, using Gilpin's 'grammar' as a guide, was so popular that it became the subject of satire; particularly William Combe's 'Tours of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque' , which was illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson.
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