1780
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Four small drawings of animals for book illustrations is a 1780 by Charles Catton, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sheet holds four quick animal sketches. A leopard crouches mid-leap, its spotted fur sharp against a rocky cliff. Below, a smaller cat watches from the ground. Another panel shows a goat standing stiffly on a ledge, its curved horns catching light. The last sketch is a fox trotting through brush, its tail held low. These drawings look like study sketches—loose lines, soft watercolors. The artist focused on movement and texture, like the leopard’s fur or the goat’s shaggy coat. Next, check out Charles Catton for more of his animal work.
Four small drawings of animals were created by Charles Catton in 1780 as illustrations for a book.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Charles Catton RA, sometimes referred to as Charles Catton the elder, was an English coach painter, landscape, animal and figure painter of the late 18th century, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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