Three men standing, one with a load
1835
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1835
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor sketch shows three men standing, one carrying a heavy load. It’s small, just pencil and paint on paper. Ambrose Poynter painted it in 1835, when watercolors were big for quick scenes. The load-bearer appears again in Poynter’s 1836 work, The Church of St Gervais, Paris—also at the V&A. That link makes this sketch feel like a warm-up or a note. Look next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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