Queen Katherine's Dream [recto]
1804
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1804
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a scene with several figures, including a woman in the upper right and a man and woman in the lower left. The woman in the upper right has her right arm raised, while the man in the lower left is leaning forward with his hands clasped together. The woman beside him is seated and appears to be looking at him. The sketch is done in graphite on laid paper and features a grid pattern, suggesting that it may have been intended as a study for a larger work. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, with the figures seemingly lost in thought. To learn more about the artistic style of this sketch, you might want to explore the Romanticism movement.