Cat and children
1825
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1825
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Cat and children is a 1825 by Daniel Maclise, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows two kids sitting on a chair, their heads resting on each other’s shoulders. One child has their hand near their face, while the other holds something small. Between them, a striped cat curls up, looking relaxed. The drawing is mostly in brown tones, with quick, sketchy lines. The artist used fine, layered lines to build up the shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the drawing texture without heavy shading. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
