Study of a small brook with grasses and leaves

A sketch of the water and a riverbank covered in vegetation, with detailed use of graphite and charcoal for the reflections on the water, while the vegetation is drawn with lighter, quicker lines. Some parts of the sketch are numbered, with corresponding annotations gathered on the right side of the page: “where the sky is reflected the bottom does not show. Bottom or bed is a warm greenish brown – muddy greenish with a little white – had only shown in reflections of solid objects – little yellow bark floating about. 2/ dead grey – a cold light brown 3/ dead bush. Dated 8th September, signed m”. Bound with PAG0613-PAG0623, PAG0625-PAG0641.

Object Details

ID: PAG0624
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brett, Rosa
Date made: 8 Sep 1876
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 144 mm x 239 mm
Parts: Rosa Brett Sketchbook No 1. Flowers/Countryside 1876 (Sketchbook)