Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Marchioness of Waterford Louisa Anne. It dates from 1833 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The work is a small-scale drawing, catalogued among a bound collection of 81 sketchbook pages (museum numbers E.
About this work
Overview
The work is a small-scale drawing, catalogued among a bound collection of 81 sketchbook pages (museum numbers E.816-1987 to E.945-1987). The pages are made of cream, buff, and brown wove paper, bound in boards covered with marbled paper and finished with quarter leather. Several leaves are absent, and one page has been trimmed.
Subject & Meaning
On the front, a dog is rendered standing on its hind legs, grasping a pipe and appearing to draw on it. The reverse side of the same sheet bears a simple, loosely rendered facial sketch, suggesting a spontaneous, informal study rather than a finished composition.
Technique & Style
The drawing is executed with rapid, gestural lines that convey immediacy. Light shading adds volume to the animal’s form, while the overall handling is loose, indicating a quick study rather than a polished illustration.
History & Provenance
The sheet forms part of an album of sketches and studies assembled in 1987, now held by the museum under the specified accession numbers. The album’s mixed paper tones and marbled binding reflect typical archival practices for artist sketchbooks of the period.
Artist & collection
Artist
Marchioness of Waterford Louisa Anne
Louisa Anne Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford (née Stuart; 14 April 1818 – 12 May 1891) was a British Pre-Raphaelite watercolourist and philanthropist.
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