Two children seated at a table
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Two children seated at a table is a 1850 by Joseph Clark, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a drawing by Joseph Clark of two children at a table. It shows how he prepared for his famous oil paintings. He often used his own family as models. Before painting, he made careful drawings first. These sketches helped him plan his oil works. They show his skill in quick, precise lines. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum for more Clark drawings.
A pencil drawing by Joseph Clark depicts two children seated at a table, engaged in writing and drawing. The work is part of Clark’s preparatory process, which typically involved detailed studies before oil paintings. Members of his family often served as models for his compositions.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Joseph Clark painted small, delicate watercolors in the 1800s. His works include *A Young Girl Seated* (maybe his daughter “Poppie” at age 100 in 1926) and a sketch for *Private and Confidential*, both in soft washes.…
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![Landscape with a Cottage; Profile of Boy, Profile of Man, Two Women in a Landscape, and Five Other Studies [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ddd62bebceef23ee/thumb.webp)
![A Young Girl Seated, [perhaps Annie Susan, known as Poppie, the daughter of the artist]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/053607342d92fcb2/thumb.webp)
