Northfleet near Greenwich
In his lifetime Callcottâs achievement as a landscapist was regarded as considerable and his paintings were acquired by many of the eraâs leading collectors. He was popular because he continued the old master tradition of landscape painting. His main inspiration was the artist Claude Lorraine (1600-82). Callcott exhibited at the Royal Academy first at the age of twenty, and then continuously until his death. This landscape was painted towards the end of his career. He has abandoned much of his grand style and turned to a much more naturalistic approach.
