In a Wood so Green

Move your pointing device over the image to zoom to detail. If using a mouse click on the image to toggle zoom.
When in zoom mode use + or - keys to adjust level of image zoom.

Date:1893

Description:

Frederick Cayley Robinson (18th August 1862 - 4th January 1927)

In a Wood so Green, 1893

Oil on canvas

755mm x 590mm

In a Wood so Green plays on the traditional theme of a damsel being rescued by a knight on a white charger. In medieval imagery the wood was perceived to be an area of danger and romantic intrigue.

Painted shortly after Robinson completed his studies at the Academie Julian, Paris, this work reveals the influence of the work of Edward Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphaelites. The use of gold paint and an inscribed panel echoes the Pre-Raphaelite concern with replicating medieval styles, but also shows Robinson’s concern with the decorative, which was to preoccupy him more and more as his career progressed. The unusual arrangement of trees, which push the pensive damsel to the edge of the composition and almost obscure the knight on horseback, further demonstrate the artist’s unconventional approach, as does the trompe l’oeil panel which appears to be fixed to the front of the surface of the painting and signals that rather than rescuing the damsel, the knight has not seen her and that this painting is intended as an ‘Abstract of Melancholy’.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1560s
Portrait of Dorothy Shirley
Portrait of Dorothy Shirley

Pierre Quesnel (formerly attributed to) (fl. 1561-1580) Portrait of Dorothy Shirley, ...

1600s
Landscape with Bridge
Landscape with Bridge

Jan Josephsz van Goyen (after) Landscape with Bridge, 1600-1900 Oil on panel 158mm ...

1620s
Untitled
Untitled

Anthony van Dyck (after) (1599-1641) Untitled, 1621 - 1700 Oil on canvas 1130mm ...

1650s
Basket of Flowers
Basket of Flowers

Studio of Jan van Kessel I Basket of Flowers, 1650-1675 Oil on copper 164mm x 216mm ...

1670s
Cavalcade of the Princes of Nassau
Cavalcade of the Princes of Nassau

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (After) (1589-1662) Cavalcade of the Princes of Nassau, ...

1690s
Self Portrait by Candlelight
Self Portrait by Candlelight

Godfried Schalcken (1643 - 13th November 1706) Self Portrait by Candlelight, 1695 ...

1720s
Garland of Flowers
Garland of Flowers

Jan Baptist Morel (attributed to) Garland of Flowers, 1720-1730 Oil on canvas 435mm ...

1770s
Samuel Greatheed
Samuel Greatheed

Richard Houston Samuel Greatheed, 1770 Ink on paper engraving 320mm x 220mm The ...

1790s
James Bisset
James Bisset

Unknown artist James Bisset, 1793 Oil on canvas 740mm x 615mm James Bisset (1761 ...

1810s
Rollesby Church, Norfolk
Rollesby Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman (1782-1842) Rollesby Church, Norfolk, 1813 Watercolour on paper 185mm ...

1830s
Silhouette Portrait of Rev. John Craig
Silhouette Portrait of Rev. John Craig

Unknown Silhouette Portrait Of Rev. John Craig, December 1833 Watercolour on paper ...

1850s
Figure Group
Figure Group

John Kirk (fl. 1847-1854) Figure group of a boy with two rabbits, 1853 Marble 500mm ...

1870s
Rough Weather on the Coast of Cumberland
Rough Weather on the Coast of Cumberland

Henry Moore (1831-1895) Rough Weather on the Coast of Cumberland, 1873 Oil on canvas ...

1890s
Untitled
Untitled

James Valentine Jelley (18th May 1856 - 28th May 1950) Untitled, 1894 Oil on canvas ...

1910s
Briants Puddle
Briants Puddle

Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-1938) Briants Puddle, 1914 Watercolour ...

1930s
The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk
The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk

Robin Wallace (born 1897) The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk, 1934 Oil on canvas 390mm ...

1950s
Snow Field, Billericay
Snow Field, Billericay

Alan Price (born 1926) Snow Field, Billericay, 1954 Oil on board 590mm x 900mm A ...

1970s
The Meeting
The Meeting

Ronald Harrison Mather (21st June 1912-1993) The Meeting, 1975 Wood carving sculpture...

1990s
Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven

Tania Kovats (born 1966) Blue Heaven, 1995 Sculpture from plant bulbs, with seeds ...

Share:


Donor ref: LEAMG : A433.1954 (64/24010)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.