1801
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Her Majesty Leaving Buckingham Palace, June 28, 1838 [left half] is a 1801 ink by British 19th Century, a Romanticism work, depicting Carriage, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows Queen Victoria riding sidesaddle in a black dress. Her horse steps forward, hooves sharp against cobblestones. A footman walks beside her holding a long pole to steady her hat. The artist used three print methods at once: etching, drypoint, and aquatint. That mix lets him layer fine lines for fabric and soft tones for shadows. You can still feel the weight of the queen’s silk gown. Look at the fine lines in the railing posts. Try them under a magnifier at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This artist’s short life left behind a quiet obsession with water—whether the churn of a mill wheel, the choppy waves off England’s south coast, or the way light bounces off pond lilies.
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