Crome, John (1768–1821)
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The Yarmouth Water Frolic, by John Crome. Crome was a founder member of the ‘Norwich School’ of painters, and left his native Norfolk, England, only once, on a visit to Paris, France. Preferring to paint open skies and tranquil rural scenes, he inspired a new generation of English artists.
English landscape painter. He was a founder of the Norwich School with John Sell Cotman in 1803. His works, which show the influence of Dutch landscape painting, include The Poringland Oak (1818; National Gallery, London).
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