1825
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Ark is a 1825 by Daniel Maclise, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple, slanted roof with a curved edge, drawn in quick, dark lines. The paper is mostly blank, but the artist filled the roof with tight, crisscrossed strokes to show shadow and shape. A few scattered lines suggest a fence or wall on the right, and some faint marks look like trees or branches in the background. The artist used a technique called cross-hatching to build up dark areas, making the roof look solid. It’s not a finished painting—just a study, full of rough edges and quick marks. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth.
A pen and ink drawing by Daniel Maclise depicts the bow of a large wooden boat, with a flock of birds flying above it. This work is part of a pillar stand containing 390 drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and color, created by Maclise and six other artists. The collection includes depictions of notable literary and public figures, such as Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Benjamin Disraeli, and Michael Faraday.
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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