Study of a fireplace, a writing desk and a rush-seated ladderback chair
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Joseph Clark painted this watercolour of a room’s furniture in the late 1800s or early 1900s. He often used his own cottage and simple furniture like this ladderback chair for backgrounds. His watercolours were quick studies before bigger oil paintings. Clark liked to show children in calm settings. He sketched a lot first, then painted small watercolours like this one. His family often posed for him. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
![A Young Girl Seated, [perhaps Annie Susan, known as Poppie, the daughter of the artist]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/053607342d92fcb2/thumb.webp)
