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Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: Seated Man with Baskets Holding Hat and Walking Stick

Thomas Barker , 1813

Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: Seated Man with Baskets Holding Hat and Walking Stick, by Thomas Barker, 1813
Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: Seated Man with Baskets Holding Hat and Walking Stick, by Thomas Barker, 1813

Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: Seated Man with Baskets Holding Hat and Walking Stick is a print by the Romanticist artist Thomas Barker. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

This print, 'Seated Man with Baskets Holding Hat and Walking Stick', is one of forty lithographic impressions from Thomas Barker's drawings of landscape scenery, created in 1813. It is a work on paper held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Subject & Meaning

The image depicts a seated man, dressed in rustic attire, holding a hat and walking stick, with a basket on his shoulder. His neutral expression and downward gaze convey a sense of quiet contemplation, inviting the viewer to reflect on the scene.

Technique & Style

The light brown background and overall aesthetic suggest a drawing or painting on paper. The work's focus on a rustic figure in a simple setting is characteristic of the Romanticism movement, which often emphasized the beauty of everyday life and the natural world.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Thomas Barker

Artist

Thomas Barker

Thomas Barker (1769–1847) was an artist, born in Pontypool.

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