1848
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Brighton Coach is a 1848 ink by Constantin Guys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a fancy horse-drawn carriage with four horses. The coach is detailed with lots of lines, and the horses look strong and busy. The driver sits up high, holding the reins, while two passengers ride inside. The background is light blue with wavy lines, like water or wind. Notice how the artist used lots of tiny parallel lines to create shadows and texture. The ink looks scratchy, almost like a quick sketch. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
Constantin Guys (born Ernest-Adolphe Guys de Saint-Hélène, December 3, 1802 – December 13, 1892) was a French Crimean War correspondent, water color painter and illustrator for British and French newspapers.
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