Chatsworth [recto]

possibly 1831

David Cox

Associated Names
David Cox

Artist, British, 1783 - 1859

The image shows a landscape sketch from a direct viewpoint. The scene includes trees and a building in the distance. The horizon is positioned high in the composition, featuring a structure with architectural elements like columns and a flat roof. The drawing is light and delicate with faint pencil marks creating a soft effect. The tree lines are gentle and sketchy, suggesting leaves and branches. The ground is marked with sparse lines indicating texture or elevation changes. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of white and grey from the graphite pencil. The image includes small figures or details scattered throughout, enhancing the sense of depth and space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.9 x 28.5 cm (7 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.32.a

Associated Artworks

The image is a pencil sketch showing a group of trees on the right side. The pencil strokes are light and delicate, creating texture without dense shading. The composition is primarily monochromatic, in shades of gray. The left side of the image is empty, emphasizing the trees on the right.

Trees [verso]

David Cox

1831

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1956-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, March 5-25, 1961

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA and tour, 1973-1975 (recto only)

Bibliography

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, 1961, 23

1975

  • "Drawings for Theater and Architecture: A Special View of a Notable Virginia Collection of Master Drawings," Arts in Virginia, 15 (Spring 1975), 4.

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Virginia Museum Downtown Gallery, Richmond, 1975, 1 (recto only)

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist 94

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Chatsworth.

Wikidata ID

Q64540790

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