Drawing from Ionides Album
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing from Ionides Album is a 1850 by Edward Calvert, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman’s head turned slightly to the side, her hair pulled back under a tall, layered hat. The lines are soft but defined, with shading that catches the shape of her face and neck. The paper has a yellowed, aged look, like it’s been kept a long time. The hat’s folds and the way her hair spills out are drawn with careful strokes, almost like the artist was studying how light hits curves. It feels like a quick study, not a finished piece. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with layers of lines.
This black chalk and wash drawing by Edward Calvert depicts a female head and shoulders, with the hair styled in a classical updo. It appears on folio 47v of the Ionides Album, an 18th or early 19th-century album containing prints and drawings. The album features a maroon leather binding with gold tooling and houses works on various colored papers.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Your cart is empty
Explore artworks →
