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Study for Pilgrim's Progress (?)

John Flaxman

1790

graphite

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Study for Pilgrim's Progress (?) is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: John Flaxman
When & what style?: 1790 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a group of people walking in different directions. Some are dressed in long robes, while others wear simpler clothes. One person in the center holds a staff, and another small figure sits alone on the ground. The lines are loose and quick, like a rough draft. The artist used light shading to show movement and depth, almost like scribbling with purpose. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.