1825
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Woman writing is a 1825 by Daniel Maclise, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman in a loose, flowing dress, sitting and holding a pen or brush in her right hand. Her left hand rests on her lap, and she’s wearing a necklace with small round beads. The lines are soft and quick, giving her face and clothing a gentle, unfinished look. Notice how the artist didn’t fill in every detail—just enough to suggest fabric, jewelry, and her focused expression. This style was common in Romantic-era sketches, where speed and mood mattered more than perfect lines. Want to see more sketches like this? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A pencil drawing by Daniel Maclise depicts a woman engaged in writing, her head turned in profile. The work is part of a larger collection of 390 drawings and sketches housed in a pillar stand of thirty frames, featuring figures and landscapes in pencil, pen and ink, and color. The collection includes contributions from seven other artists, all Royal Academicians or associates, and features portraits of notable literary and public figures. Among the subjects represented are 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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