Stepping Stones

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A highly coloured, picturesque landscape of a wide still lake, with a tall green hillside in the background, covered in trees. In the middle ground to the left, a woman and baby play on a pebbly shore with large stepping stones before them providing a pathway across the shallow water. A lush meadow extends behind them in which a group of people sit picnicking. The hill in the background boasts shades of brown, red and green, which are also reflected in the lake giving it a depth of rich, earth tones. The figures wear bright tones of red and green which represents them in stark contrast to the landscape.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Stepping Stones

Date

1863

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 91.7 x W 137.5 cm

Accession number

1934.407

Acquisition method

bequeathed by John Edward Yates, 1934

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : blc : artist's name, date : B.W.LEADER. 1863

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