Untitled
1813
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1813
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This sketch shows two old-style ships on choppy water. The waves are rough, with quick, jagged lines. One ship’s sail is tattered and tilted, while the other looks smaller in the distance. The horizon is faint, and the sky blends into the sea. The artist used fine, crisscrossed lines to build up the shapes—this is called *cross-hatching*. It gives the drawing texture, like seeing the wind in the sails. Check out the *Victoria and Albert Museum* to see more works like this.
