The image shows a sketch of a landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is high in the image, with structures and trees faintly sketched along it. The brushwork is loose and fluid, in what seems to be ink, creating quick, gestural strokes. The sketch suggests detail without emphasizing it. The color palette is mainly shades of brown ink on a cream background. Lines indicate figures, a cart or structure nearby, and the terrain and structures in the distance. The sky is filled with swirling lines implying cloud formations.
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Figures in a Landscape [verso]

Thomas Barker (British, 1769 - 1847)

Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 11.5 x 18.5 cm (4 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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