WH Mander - Old Roman Bridge

The view painted here depicts, as the work's title suggests, an old Roman bridge set in a wooded setting with a skillfully constructed stream. The subject remains very faithful to the typical English landscape painting scene, the artist's hometown, where nature plays a pivotal role. In the wake of English Romanticism, and therefore that movement that finds man powerless before the power of nature and seeks to represent it through his own emotional vision, the artist shares with us a placid everyday life. If we look at the far left of the painting, near the bridge, we find two figures leaning on a branch as if to glimpse the old ruin. In this case, we might also speak of a fascination with a now-distant past. Overall, the work offers a glimpse of a distant landscape that represents the artist's love for his origins. Looking closely at the painting's style, we can say that the painter masterfully employed color, without neglecting the design element, which is crucial to the creation of the work. The painter himself employs a rich palette of colors that convey movement to the view, especially when considering the depiction of the stream and its chromatic complexity. William Henry Mander was an artist born in 1850 in Birmingham. He was known for his landscapes, especially views of the Midlands and North Wales, where he lived. In 1899 he moved to Dollgelau, where he lived for five years until moving to Lincoln. In 1907, the artist returned to his hometown. The master he looked to was Benjamin Williams Leader, another important English landscape painter who became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, known for his river landscapes, primarily in oils. W.H. Mander exhibited his work regularly at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1881 to 1914, including rural landscapes and river scenes. He also exhibited at the Royal Cambrian Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy. He died in 1922.    

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