Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld

Key facts

Full title	Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley
Artist	Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld
Artist dates	1758 - 1846
Date made	around 1800
Medium and support	Oil on paper laid on board
Dimensions	30.5 × 35.2 cm
Acquisition credit	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
Inventory number	L800
Location	Not on display
Image copyright	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
Collection	Main Collection

Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley

In this subtle depiction of rushing water in a mountainous valley, with what are possibly mill buildings tucked behind the trees, the steep, densely wooded hills spill down to the water's edge. The hillsides are painted with small, sometimes feathery brushstrokes, often seeming to delineate every leaf.

There is no agreement on the attribution of this painting. The French painter Bidauld has been suggested because he repeatedly painted fast-moving mountain streams.

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Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley by Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld

Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld, 'Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley', around 1800

Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley

Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley

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