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A Cathedral Nave

A Cathedral Nave is a chalk drawing by the Romanticist artist Arthur Frederick Payne. It dates from 1866 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:by later hand, center verso in graphite: Special / 1 1/2 (division sign); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: A
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Overview
A Cathedral Nave is a drawing created by Arthur Frederick Payne in 1866 using charcoal and black chalk on wove paper.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in charcoal and black chalk, media that allow for expressive rendering of light and shadow, on wove paper, a surface that provides a smooth texture for detailed drawing.
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