Untitled
1780
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1780 by Alfred Edward Chalon, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a side view of a person’s head and shoulders. The hair is pulled back, and the face is turned slightly away, almost in profile. The drawing is loose and quick, with soft pencil strokes and faint red lines. The paper looks worn, like it’s been handled a lot. The artist used light shading to show the curves of the neck and hair. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shadows with lines.
