Richard Redgrave RA, Compositional sketch for 'The Fortune Hunter', c. 1843.
Pen and ink on wove paper. 56 mm x 74 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Compositional sketch for 'The Fortune Hunter', c. 1843
Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)
RA Collection: Art
A compositional sketch in pen and ink for 'The Fortune Hunter', which Redgrave painted and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1843.
In this sketch there does not appear to be a screen separating the spurned woman from the couple. Additionally, she is seated facing them, in contrast to the painting.
The contrast of light and shade seems to have been a preoccupation in many of the compositional sketches in the album. Here the artist has left blank some areas of the sketch to indicate where it should be lighter.
Object details
56 mm x 74 mm
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