1823
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1823 by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a man kneeling on one knee, blowing a curved horn while holding it with both hands. His body is turned slightly sideways, and he wears a draped cloth around his waist. A dog lies on the ground in front of him, looking up. The lines are light and simple, almost like a quick study. The artist focused on shapes and movement over details. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
A pen and ink drawing by Flaxman from 1823 shows a man blowing a horn while standing above the corpses of three fallen companions.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was an English sculptor and draughtsman who was a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.
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