the ideas behind romanticism became common after 1789, the year of the French Revolution that caused a significant social change in Europe. Romanticism, first defined as an aesthetic in literary criticism around 1800, gained popularity as an artistic movement in France and Britain in the early decades of the nineteenth century and thrived until the mid-century. Romanticism spread throughout Europe in the 19th century and developed as an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that embraced various arts such as literature, painting, music and history. Romanticism was also expressed in architecture through the imitation of older architectural styles.

According to the article titled “Romanticism and Its Relation to Landscape Photography & Painting”, romanticism was an art form that rejected classicalism and focused on nature, imagination and emotion. It crossed between music, painting, photography and many other art forms. Landscape photography was popular at this time, therefore, romantic landscapes were common. The landscapes focused on the beauty of nature and included a lot of running water and vast forests (Hirsch 42) .