Let ornamentslyng og et tungt ornament. Hertil vers. Side 18 1840 - 1844

"Let ornamentslyng og et tungt ornament. Hertil vers. Side 18" is a page from a sketchbook created by Danish painter Johan Thomas Lundbye, between 1840 and 1844. The artwork is a study in decorative design, with the page featuring a handwritten poem and an intricate, stylized floral ornament, drawn in red and green ink. The ornament is a whimsical representation of a flourishing vine, with a series of curling leaves and stems, evoking the beauty of natural forms and the expressive potential of decorative art. This sketchbook, now preserved in the SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst, offers a glimpse into Lundbye's artistic process and his interest in the interplay of text and visual imagery.