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Editor: This is a quick sketch by Sir George Howland Beaumont, from the Tate Collections. The dimensions are quite small. It feels very immediate and raw. What do you see in this piece from a formal perspective? Curator: The linear quality is paramount. Note the economy of line used to describe form. The artist masterfully employs hatching and cross-hatching to suggest volume and shadow, wouldn't you agree? Editor: Yes, the cross-hatching around the face and wig is particularly effective. Did this technique allow for easy replication? Curator: The emphasis seems less on replication and more on capturing a fleeting impression through minimal, yet deliberate marks. It's about the efficiency of line, the purest expression of form. Editor: I see now. It's fascinating how much information is conveyed with so little. Thanks for clarifying that. Curator: Indeed, a testament to the power of formal elements in visual language.