1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Girl with a Bonnet at Work [recto] is a 1770 ink by Paul Sandby, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman bending slightly forward, her arms resting on her knees. She wears a loose dress and a wide-brimmed bonnet with a floppy brim. The lines are quick and loose, with gray wash shading her clothes and face. The drawing looks like a quick study—maybe of someone working or resting. The ink and wash give it a soft, unfinished feel, like a note jotted down fast. Want to see more sketches like this? Check out National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Paul Sandby, (1731 – 7 November 1809) was an English mapmaker and painter who specialised in landscape art. Along with his older brother Thomas Sandby, he was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.
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