George Barret, born 1728, in Dublin began his career as a painter of British landscapes and weathers. He was a forerunner of romantic landscape painting in a style variously influened by Wilson and Salvator Rosa, and the theory of the sublime of Edward Burke.
Oil on linen, 69 x 96.5 (1948)
This work dates from his early career and displays his notable skills at representing water in the landscape.
