1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Girl with a Pitcher is a 1808 ink by Mather Brown, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing outdoors, holding a pitcher in one hand. She’s dressed in a long, loose dress with a hat that has feathers. Behind her, trees and a building with a spire are drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The paper looks old, with some smudges and wear. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets you draw directly on stone or metal. This made sketches like this easier to share and copy back then. Check out more about lithography to see how it works.
Mather Brown (baptized 11 October 1761 – 25 May 1831) was an American painter who was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was active in England.
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