Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The River from Chelsea is a 1750 by Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a quiet riverside scene with a few small houses and trees. The water is calm, and a boat sits near the shore. On the right, a stone wall and a tall building edge the riverbank. The sky is light, almost like a soft wash of gray. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to capture the trees and buildings. The trees look wind-tossed, with branches swirling in the air. The whole scene feels like a quick, on-the-spot sketch rather than a polished work. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up tone with layered lines.
An oval drawing by Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain depicts the River Thames as viewed from Chelsea. The work captures the river's expanse within an oval composition.
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Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain (1710–1771) was an artist.
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