Meerunha Serai
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Meerunha Serai is a 1830 by Robert Captain Smith, a Romanticism work, depicting allahabad, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a busy courtyard with a large, ornate building in the background. The building has tall arches, detailed carvings, and a small tower with a spire. In front of it, people sit and walk under thatched-roof stalls, and palm trees line the sides. The scene looks like a marketplace or rest stop, with people dressed in loose robes. The artist used light pencil strokes to show shadows and textures, giving it a soft, sketchy feel. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build up shading with lines.
