The Market Place
1796
watercolor
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1796
watercolor
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
The painting is called The Market Place. It was made by Thomas Rowlandson in 1790. The artist used watercolor paint to create it, which is a technique that involves using water to thin the paint and create transparent layers, like in glazing, where layers are built up to achieve depth. You can learn more about this technique by looking up watercolor.
