Castle and Figures c. 1860

"Castle and Figures" is a sepia-toned drawing by Sanford Robinson Gifford, created around 1860. The artwork depicts a castle nestled within a verdant landscape, with figures silhouetted against the stone structure. Gifford was a prominent landscape painter who often captured the beauty of nature, and this drawing suggests a similar focus on the interplay of architectural elements and their environment. The small scale of the drawing, at just 6.67 x 5.24 cm, suggests it was a sketch or a study for a larger work.