Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham
1847
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Old Boat on the River Bank is a 1847 by Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a weathered boat half-sunk in shallow water, its broken hull leaning against the riverbank. Tall reeds grow in the foreground, and a few birds fly overhead. The sky is soft and hazy, blending into the muted colors of the land and water. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to suggest light and texture, focusing on the boat’s worn details. The scene feels quiet but full of life, like a moment frozen in time. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
A black chalk drawing heightened with gouache depicts an old boat situated on a river bank, executed by Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham in 1847 and signed and dated by the artist.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham (1823 in Dublin – 30 June 1875 in Percy Lodge, Camden Hill, Kensington), was an Irish watercolour, landscape and marine artist and lithographer.
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