1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Lady Elizabeth Herbert is a 1850 by Richard James Lane, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman with smooth, dark hair pulled back neatly. She wears a high-necked dress with lace trim and a brooch pinned at her throat. The lines are soft, almost sketchy, with light shading around her face and shoulders. The signature reads *Richard James Lane* and the year *1850*, tucked in the corner. Her calm expression and simple style fit the quiet elegance of the time. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
Richard James Lane was a prolific British engraver and lithographer. The National Portrait Gallery has some 850 lithographs of his portraits and figure studies, done between 1825 and 1850. The images include portraits…
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