View of a Colliery at the Edge of a Town 1840–49 Circle of John Ruskin British This drawing describes a valley with coal mining machinery in the middle distance before houses, a church, and distant hill crowned by a castle. Colored washes use acid green, mauve, pink, dark green and brown to distinguish key forms, with graphite only applied to describe water running over rocks, and a row of foreground flowers. The style of the draftsmanship, displaying an overall refinement and precision, is similar to John Ruskin's early work of the 1840s when his style remained close to that of his teacher Ja
View of a Colliery at the Edge of a Town 1840–49 Circle of John Ruskin British This drawing describes a valley with coal mining machinery in the middle distance before houses, a church, and distant hill crowned by a castle. Colored washes use acid green, mauve, pink, dark green and brown to distinguish key forms, with graphite only applied to describe water running over rocks, and a row of foreground flowers. The style of the draftsmanship, displaying an overall refinement and precision, is similar to John Ruskin's early work of the 1840s when his style remained close to that of his teacher James Duffield Harding, but the drawing may be by another in their View of a Colliery at the Edge of a Town 352290
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