1818
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frontispiece for the portfolio "Croquis Lithographiques par H. Vernet" is a 1818 ink by Horace Vernet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy dock scene. A man in a blue coat and hat carries a heavy wooden crate on his shoulder, stepping off a ship. Around him, other people in old-fashioned clothes stand or walk—one holds a bucket, another leans on a railing. The background has tall buildings and barrels stacked on the pier. The image is a lithograph, which means it was printed using a smooth stone and ink. The hand coloring adds a soft touch to the rough lines. Look up lithography to see how this printing method works.
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (French pronunciation: ; 30 June 1789 – 17 January 1863), better known as Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects.
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