Studies of Dogs and a Seated Boy [recto]

James Goodwyn Clonney

1845

graphite

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century

About this work

This sketch shows quick, loose drawings of dogs and a boy in different poses. The lines are rough and light, like hurried notes. Some dogs are sitting, others standing, and the boy is seated, looking down. The artist used only graphite on paper, making it look like fast practice work. The drawings are small and scattered across the page. Look up Clonney, James Goodwyn to see more of his early sketches.