Mountainous Landscape with a Party of Travellers (Scene on the River Pellene Achaia)

Hugh William Williams

1818–29 · Brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite, with touches of gouache (bodycolor) · Drawings and Prints

Williams was dubbed "Grecian Williams" after travelling to Greece in 1816 and, two years later, publishing an influential description of his journey. Here, he used sepia ink and wash to show a group of men climbing a steep river gorge in Achaia, a region in the northwest Peloponnese. While the artist may have experienced the rugged terrain personally, topographical accuracy was not his primary concern. Instead, he placed the explorers within a romantically conceived landscape framed by wind-tossed trees.

Artist

Hugh William Williams

Date

1818–29

Medium

Brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite, with touches of gouache (bodycolor)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Robert Tuggle, 2008