The Lord's Supper
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Lord's Supper is a 1850 by Thomas Dalling Barlee, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a long table with 13 men sitting around it, eating and talking. The room has wooden beams on the ceiling and simple stone walls with a small window showing a distant landscape. Plates, cups, and bread sit on the table, and some men look surprised or confused while one in the center holds his hands up. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and textures, like on the men’s beards and the tablecloth. This technique makes the scene look detailed without color. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
This London-based draftsman spent his evenings in the British Museum’s print room, copying old masters by candlelight.
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