Skating in Hyde Park (ca. 1785)
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Julius Caesar Ibbetson's circa 1785 painting "Skating in Hyde Park" captures the vibrant and playful atmosphere of a winter day. The artwork showcases a variety of people engaged in the joyous activity of ice skating within the famed royal park in London. The painting is a lively scene filled with movement and mirth, displaying individuals from different walks of life.The composition is rich in detail and color, portraying skaters in various poses - some elegantly gliding across the ice, while others have succumbed to the slippery surface, finding themselves in humorous tumbles. Prominent in the foreground, a group of figures reacts to a fallen skater, highlighting the social and communal aspect of this winter pastime.The background features the serene architecture of the period, subtly sketched to give prominence to the activities unfolding in the foreground. Ibbetson’s use of soft, muted colors conveys the chill of the season, yet the scene is alive with warmth from the interaction of the figures.Ibbetson's work not only reflects the popular leisure activities of the 18th century but also serves as a charming historical document, detailing the fashion and social etiquettes of the time.
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Julius Sergius von Klever was a Baltic German landscape painter.
His father was a chemist who taught pharmacology at the Veterinary Institute. He displayed artistic talent at an early age and took lessons from Konstantin von Kügelgen. After completing his primary education, was enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts where, at his father's insistence, he studied architecture. After a short time, however, he began to take landscape painting classes; first with Sokrat Vorobiev, then Mikhail Clodt.