Interior of a drawing room
1786
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1786
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Interior of a drawing room is a 1786 by Samuel Collings, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows five people in a room, drawn in quick, loose lines. Two men sit on chairs, one holding a book, the other leaning back. A woman lounges on a couch, half-turned away. Another man stands nearby, one hand in his pocket. The last figure sits on a stool, looking off to the side. The lines are light and uneven, like a fast study. The artist didn’t smooth out the details—some faces are barely there, just rough shapes. It feels like a snapshot of a moment, not a polished portrait. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
