1821
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Adelphi Wharf is a 1821 ink by Théodore Géricault, a Romanticism work, depicting Carriage, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a London waterfront with tall brick buildings by the river. It’s not a busy scene. The artist used quick, dark lines to show the buildings’ shapes against the sky. You can almost feel the damp air near the water. This print was made in 1821, when lithography was still new. Try drawing on a stone slab with greasy ink. Look up the technique called lithography next.
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: ; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer.
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