Sky over Vesuvius

Walter Crane, 1845–1915

1872

graphite on medium cream moderately textured laid paper

Yale Center for British Art

A pencil sketch depicts a distant mountain range under a cloudy sky. The composition is horizontal, with the mountain range forming a dark silhouette against lighter clouds and sky. A pencil sketch depicts a distant mountain range under a cloudy sky. The composition is horizontal, with the mountain range forming a dark silhouette against lighter clouds and sky. Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift