As with last week’s topic, this week’s artwork was also in the folder I bought. This extremely fine drawing is 12″ by 16″ (305mm x 405mm) and done with brown ink and wash. A monochrom since he uses only a single colour and varies only the intensity of that colour. I have found an image online of an engraving of this piece. The engraving is done by artist #GeorgeFennelRobson (1788-1833). There is also a watercolour of this scene, which is attributed to Robson, but it lacks a couple of elements that appear here in this drawing and in the engraving.

Robson was best known for his paintings of the Scottish Highlands, English lakes and cities. This drawing is of #BarnardCastle, Durham, which was the home of #JohnBalliol, who founded Balliol College in Oxford.

From the close-ups below, you can see the effort and time Robson put into this artwork. I do not see any evidence of graphite/pencil that has then been over-laid with ink. So, he was meticulous and pains-takingly precise – small brush stroke over small brush stroke, slight changes in the intensity of colour

I really like the fisherman who is standing in the River Tees with his line in the water just past the rapids.

The quality of the work as well as age leads me to attribute the work to Robson, himself, even though it is unsigned.