Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"

Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"

Myles Birket Foster

1862

graphite

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a quiet countryside scene with three figures. A man in a long coat stands with his back to us, talking to a seated woman holding a child. Behind them, trees and a small building fade into soft browns and grays. The whole image looks like it was drawn with watery ink and pencil. The title at the top reads *Ellen Seymour*, and the artist signed it with a tiny mark. The loose, sketchy lines make it feel like a quick study rather than a polished drawing. Check out Romanticism to see how artists used nature and emotion in their work.

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