1861
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sketching from Nature is a 1861 ink by Thomas Charles Farrer, a Impressionism work, depicting Reading, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a drawing of a landscape with trees and hills, cut into the shape of an arch. The artist used pen and ink to create this sketch. It's interesting that the artist chose to cut the paper into an arch shape, which adds a unique touch to the drawing. To learn more about similar drawing techniques, look up the technique: cross-hatching.
Thomas Charles Farrer (16 December 1838 in London – 16 June 1891 in London) was an English-born painter and teacher of painting who also worked in the United States. Among his students was Francis Lathrop.
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