1802
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Henham Park, Suffolk is a 1802 graphite by Cornelius Varley, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet park with a line of tall trees framing a distant fence. The trees on the left are bare, while a few on the right glow faintly pink, like early autumn. A soft, cloudy sky fills the top half, and the ground is a mix of pale brown and green patches. The artist used light washes of watercolor to suggest depth, leaving some areas almost sketchy. The handwriting at the bottom names the place: *Henham Park, Suffolk*. Want to see more? Check out the National Gallery of Art, Washington, where this is kept.
Cornelius Varley, FRSA (21 November 1781 – 2 October 1873) was a British painter, mostly in watercolour, printmaker and optical instrument-maker. He invented the graphic telescope and the graphic microscope.
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