Studies of tree stumps, trunk and branches. Annotated

Close-up sketch of the base of an oak tree trunk on the left side, with sketches of oak tree branches of the right side. Annotations: “oak”
“Note
Runs smooth no (?)
Small boat rowed pretty swiftly and two men one in white and the other in black, the one in white brightly reflected and almost undisturbed by the motion of the water and the other in black faintly reflected. Reflection of boat here.” Her sketch of the boat pinpoints “man in black here” and “man in white here”
“Scarcely perceptible at the stem and hardly any larger than the boat. Sharp and distinct (...) undulation.”
Dated 29th August
Bound with PAG0642-PAG0652, PAG0654-PAG0676.

Object Details

ID: PAG0653
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brett, Rosa
Date made: 29 Aug 1871
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 141 mm x 235 mm
Parts: Rosa Brett Sketchbook No 2. Mainly Kent, 1872, 1873 (Sketchbook)