Fortified Castle on a High Cliff
1830
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1830
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a castle on a steep cliff, drawn in red ink. The buildings have tall towers and pointed roofs, with lots of small details. In front, trees with tangled branches fill the bottom half, looking almost like bushes. The artist used lots of quick, crisscrossed lines to build up shadows and texture. That’s called *cross-hatching*—it makes the trees and walls look solid. If you like this style, check out Romanticism next.
![Tower of a Fortified House [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/123693842ba6a52f/thumb.webp)
