Landscape Sketch
after 1824
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (16.5 x 54 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Exchange, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1960
Accession Number
60.724.85b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Landscape Sketch*, created by an anonymous British artist after 1824, the essence of 19th-century British fascination with the natural world. Rendered in graphite on a panoramic sheet measuring 6 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (16.5 x 54 cm), its elongated format evokes sweeping vistas, perhaps inspired by the Romantic era's reverence for unspoiled scenery and the rise of tourism in Britain's countryside. Graphite, a versatile medium favored by draftsmen of the period, allowed for subtle tonal gradations and rapid execution, making it ideal for on-site studies or preparatory works. As a d...