Captain Doleful attiring for the Masquerade (1854)
John Leech1854 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1864)
Specifications
- Year
- 1854
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1817–1864
About the artwork
This page presents "Captain Doleful attiring for the Masquerade" (1854), created by John Leech. Drawings, a short history: Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Historical background, 1854: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is portrait.
"Captain Doleful attiring for the Masquerade" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1817–1864
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