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Two Children

British 19th Century

1801

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Two Children is a 1801 ink by British 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: British 19th Century
When & what style?: 1801 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows two kids facing each other. One has curly hair pulled back, looking down. The other has soft curls and a wreath of leaves on her head, gazing off to the side. Both are drawn in light pencil strokes with soft shading. The girl with the wreath looks like a fairy or nature spirit. The artist used gentle shading to make the faces look real but dreamy. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used imagination and nature in their work.