1811
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sleeping Greyhound is a 1811 ink by Johann Christian Reinhart, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tired greyhound curled up on the ground. Its head rests on its paws, and its body is curled tight. The fur looks soft, but the lines are sharp. The background is dark, almost like night. The artist used a mix of lines and shading to make the dog look real. The paper has a textured look, like old paper. Want to see more? Look up etching to see how artists make prints like this.
Johann Christian Reinhart was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the founders, along with Joseph Anton Koch, of German romantic classical landscape painting.
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