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The sketches have an energetic, illustrative quality—the views drawn from unusual vantage points, and featuring vigorous foliage and small blotted figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1824 Arnald published a series drawings from his French travels entitled 'Picturesque scenery on the river Meuse, from the city of Leige to that of Mézières', engraved by eminent artists such as Samuel William Reynolds, Henry Edward Dawe and Charles Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance: William Drummond (Covent Garden Gallery, London). 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The sudden change in weather was a shock but also a novelty, as communities adapted to the new icy conditions, learning ice skating and new methods of working.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis early 19th-century watercolour with pen and ink depicts a busy working scene with fishermen. Holes are cut in the ice surface, a net is being pulled up at the left-hand side, and barrels are being packed and transported. The austerity of the icy landscape is counterbalanced by the energetic and characterful narrative being played out in the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndries Vermeulen (1763–1814) was a landscape painter born in Dordrecht. He was taught by his father, Cornelis Vermeulen. 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On pink paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdhered to the verso of the paper is a hand-written poem about friendship, dated 'South Town May 1835'. The hamlet South Town is in Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988272382281,"sku":"JH-713","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/jh-713.jpg?v=1743093485"},{"product_id":"attrib-james-holland-ows-study-of-venice-early-19th-century-graphite-drawing-jj-253","title":"Attrib. James Holland OWS, Study of Venice –Early 19th-century graphite drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original early 19th-century graphite drawing, Attrib. James Holland OWS, Study of Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delicate graphite drawing, outlining the forms of a number buildings in a typically Venetian back street view. Attributed on the verso to James Holland (1799–1870). 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