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| Keywords: George Hayter - After the Storm - Walters 372661.jpg In 1808 Hayter enrolled in the Schools of the Royal Academy where he was declared a new prodigy He continued his studies on the continent residing at various times in Paris Florence and Rome supporting himself by painting portraits of the visiting aristocracy Subsequently he turned to romantic subjects producing in 1826 a now lost work entitled Banditti of Kurdistan Carrying off Circassian Women to which this painting may be related He returned to London in 1831 and was eventually appointed Principal Painter-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria This work exemplifies the artist's response to Romanticism The foreboding landscape with the blasted tree trunk reflects a tradition stemming from Neapolitan Salvator Rosa 1615-73 one of the most widely admired baroque masters in 19th-century Britain 1833 oil on canvas cm 45 6 56 4 accession number 37 2661 30508 Peter Davis Collection Sale Christie's London November 26 1948 lot 144 Walters Art Museum 1993 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by The Fund for Fine Arts 1993 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D George Hayter Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
