Landscape

Henry Farrer's 1886 landscape drawing depicts a rural scene with bare trees reflected in still water, rendered in pencil with subtle watercolor accents of ochre. The composition emphasizes atmospheric perspective through delicate linework, with foreground vegetation giving way to receding fields and distant woodlands. Farrer, a London-born artist who spent much of his career in New York, was known for etching and drawing. This work demonstrates the 19th-century artist's careful attention to natural observation and tonal subtlety, employing fine parallel lines to suggest texture and depth—techniques that defined landscape drawing practice during this period.