de Wint

/ (də ˈwɪnt) /

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noun

Peter. 1784–1849, English landscape painter

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How to use de Wint in a sentence

There is much that is instructive and deserving of high praise in the sketches of De Wint.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)|John Ruskin
The scenery is like nothing so much as a painting by De Wint or Constable.
The Bath Road|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
It was erected in the year 1864 by the bereaved sister and widow, Harriet De Wint.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln|A. F. Kendrick
If you want to feel as if you were walking in the fields, cannot you go and walk in them without help from De Wint?
Modern Painters Vol. III.|John Ruskin

De Wint's life was devoted to art; he painted admirably in oils, and he ranks as one of the chief English water-colourists.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various