1849
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Hall, Levens, Westmorland is a 1849 ink by Joseph Nash, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This room looks like a fancy old hall with high ceilings and dark wood everywhere. The walls are covered in carved panels, and the ceiling has swirly patterns. Five people in old-fashioned clothes stand near a fireplace, with a dog on the floor. A red carpet covers the ground, and there’s a flag on a stand by the wall. The artist used a special printing method to make this image look almost like a painting. The colors are soft, and the details are sharp, even though it’s not painted by hand. Next, check out how the technique: lithography works to see how artists made prints like this.
Joseph Nash (17 December 1809 – 19 December 1878) was an English watercolour painter and lithographer, specialising in historical buildings. His major work was the 4-volume Mansions of England in the Olden Time, published from 1839–49.
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