Topographical tradition
The topographical tradition describes a long-established tradition of painting largely or entirely concerned with specific places on the earth and their topography.
A Welsh Sunset River Landscape by Paul Sandby, oil on panel (c. 1775-1800)
In his article "The Topographical Tradition", Bruce McElvoy states that the topographical tradition is rooted in 18th-century British watercolour painting intended to serve practical as well as aesthetic purposes: "At the beginning of the 18th century, the topographical watercoulor was primarily used as an objective record of an actual place in an era before photography."[1]
References
- "The Topographical Tradition", handprint.com
Further reading
- The Topographical Tradition. Albany Institute of History and Art.
- British Topography. The British Museum.
See also
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