Portrait of Lady Harriet Acland
1820
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of Lady Harriet Acland is a 1820 by Cousins, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman’s face turned slightly away, her hair pulled back in a loose style. She wears a simple dress with a ruffled collar, and the drawing is mostly in soft gray tones. The edges of her hair and clothing fade into the paper, giving it a dreamy look. The artist signed it in the corner, and the name "Lady Harriet Acland" is written below. The drawing feels quick and loose, like a sketch meant to capture a moment rather than every detail. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
A drawing from 1820 portrays Lady Harriet Acland in a portrait.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This British artist made delicate pencil drawings of sitters in the early 1800s. Their surviving pages—like the crisp Portrait of Col. Acland (1820) and the poised Portrait of Lady Harriet Acland—capture military men…
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