1805
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Trees at Beddington is a 1805 graphite by Robert Hills, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet path winding through a wooded area. The trees are bare on one side, while the other side has green leaves and bushes. A fence runs along the path, and the scene feels soft and misty. The artist used light washes of color over a pencil sketch, blending everything together. It looks like they worked fast, capturing the mood more than the details. Want to see more like this? Check out the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Robert Hills (26 June 1769 – 14 May 1844) was an English painter and etcher. Hills was born in Islington. He initially studied under John Alexander Gresse, then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1788. He…
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