Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso), ca. 1831, Watercolor over graphite (recto); graphite (verso), on off-white wove paper, Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in. (26.8 x 37.5 cm), Drawings, David Cox (British, Birmingham 1783–1859 Harborne, West Midlands), This quick sketch brims with useful information: near the top of the sheet, between the paired columns, touches of blue watercolor (and, elsewhere, the word 'blue') indicate the color of the sky; at the upper right, a triangle of brown wash suggests a pediment; in the center, swift strokes of black, red, and blue describe figures dressed in naval uniform
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Greenwich Hospital, recto, Study, Building, verso, ca, 1831, Watercolor, graphite, off-white wove paper, Sheet, 10 9/16 x 14 3/4, 26.8 37.5 cm, Drawings, David Cox, British, Birmingham, 1783–1859, Harborne, West Midlands, quick, sketch, brims, useful information, top, sheet, paired columns, touches, blue watercolor, elsewhere, word, blue, indicate, color, sky, upper right, triangle, brown wash, pediment, center, swift strokes, black, red, describe, figures, dressed, naval uniform
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