A Cart with Two Horses near a Windmill

David Cox

1821

chalk

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape windmill

About this work

You see a cart with two horses standing near a windmill in this drawing. The scene is peaceful, with the horses calmly waiting. The use of black chalk and white gouache creates a nice contrast, which is a technique used by the artist to add depth to the scene, similar to what you'd see when learning about the technique: gouache.