Interior of Bushey Church, William Henry Hunt
Pen and brown ink and watercolor, roughly 17×13 in. (42x33cm)
The link is to a zoomable version on Google Art Project; the original is in the National Gallery of Art, DC. The NGA has downloadable files, though you need a free account to access the largest one.
This piece by the 19th century English painter William Henry Hunt — known primarily for his watercolors of still life — is tremendously satisfying just as a drawing. The touches of watercolor carry it to somewhere between drawing and painting.
The Rembrandtesque pen lines, slightly wavering but solidly controlled, unerringly define the space, and the washes give it soliditiy and light. This is essentially done in two colors.
Look at how sure Hunt is of his values as he defines the vaulted ceiling, wooden structures, and multiple areas of relative darkness and illumination.
