1829
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of James Roche is a 1829 by Daniel Maclise, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a man in a loose, light-colored coat playing a piano. His posture is relaxed, one leg crossed over the other, and his hands rest lightly on the keys. The drawing is quick and loose, with soft shading and a few bold lines to define shapes. The date "July 1829" is written in the corner, and the artist’s name, James Roche, appears at the bottom—but wait, that’s the sitter’s name, not the artist’s. The sketch feels like a quick study, almost like a doodle capturing a moment. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more sketches like this.
A pencil and wash drawing by Daniel Maclise depicts James Roche seated in a portrait. The work is part of a larger collection of 390 drawings and sketches housed in a pillar stand of thirty frames, which also includes seven works by other artists such as Edward Landseer and Thomas Sidney Cooper. The collection features portraits of notable figures, including literary and public personalities from the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Daniel Maclise (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.
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