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Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies [verso]

Thomas Stothard

1803

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Nude

Dominant colour

Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies [verso] is a 1803 ink by Thomas Stothard, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Thomas Stothard
When & what style?: 1803 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows quick, loose drawings of people in different poses. Some are dressed in old-fashioned clothes, others are nude figures. The lines are light and shaky, like the artist was working fast. One odd detail: a soldier stands stiffly in the middle, while the others move freely. The nudes look like practice figures, not part of the main scene. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with crisscrossed lines.