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The Princess And The Ploughman by George John Pinwell
The Princess and the Ploughboy
The Princess And The Ploughman by George John Pinwell
The Princess And The Ploughman by George John Pinwell

The Princess and the Ploughboy

Artist (London [1842], Brit 19c, 1842 - 1875)
Datec.1874
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 37.4 cm, Width: 62.7 cm
Frame: Height: 59.9 cm, Width: 85.1 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1939 with income from the Webster Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG004336
Other Titles
  • The Princess and the Ploughman
About MeGeorge Pinwell was educated at St Martin's Lane Academy and belonged to a small group of artists whose style evolved to suit the detailed wood engravings made for book illustrations.

Although this scene appears to belong to the 19th century tradition of peasant subjects, the medieval costume gives away the fact that it was intended as an illustration. The subject was inspired by an old Scottish ballad 'The Hireman Chiel'. The intensity of emotion conveyed by the faces and detail of the clothes are reminiscent of the work of the Pre-Raphaelite artists.