Mrs. Pelham
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mrs. Pelham is a 1775 ink by William Dickinson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woman stands in a garden, holding a woven basket in one hand. She wears a long dress with lace trim and a high-waisted bodice, tied at the waist with a ribbon. Birds scatter around her feet, and a tree arches over her head. In the background, a house and a fence run along a grassy field. Her outfit looks fancy but simple, like someone who might work outside but enjoys nice clothes. The artist used shading to make her dress look soft and the garden feel real. Check out the technique used here: *chiaroscuro*.
William Dickinson (1746–1823) was a British artist, born in London.
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