drawing from Ionides Album
1829
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1829
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
drawing from Ionides Album is a 1829 by Ionides, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows two people walking through a moonlit countryside. One holds a staff, the other carries a basket. Sheep graze in the background, and a small house sits near a tree. The scene looks quiet, with soft light spilling over rolling hills. The artist used fine lines to build up shadows and textures, like the folds in the clothes or the fur of the sheep. This technique makes the scene feel detailed even though it’s just pencil on paper. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The drawing depicts a nude shepherd in conversation with a woman dressed in a gown as they guide a flock of sheep through a valley. It is located on folio 53v of the Ionides Album, an 18th or early 19th-century album containing both prints and drawings. The album features a maroon leather binding with gold tooling and consists of 54 folios of variously colored papers.
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In Greek mythology, the Ionides were a sisterhood of water nymphs. Their individual names were Calliphaea, Synallasis, Pegaea and Iasis.
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