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Curator: This small sketch, rendered in graphite on paper, comes from the British School. It depicts a rocky landscape, part of the Tate collection. Editor: It's quite evocative, isn't it? There's a sense of quietude, almost desolation, despite its modest scale. Curator: It's interesting to consider how landscapes functioned within British art at the time. They often reflected ideas of national identity and ownership of the land, but also Romanticism. Editor: Absolutely. And thinking intersectionally, who had access to this land, and whose stories were silenced in these idealized representations? This sketch feels almost like a counter-narrative. Curator: That is a very astute observation, the lack of human presence really does make it feel remote. Editor: It pushes us to ask who is allowed to experience sublime landscapes like this? Curator: Considering the scale and medium, this may have been a preliminary study, capturing a fleeting moment outdoors. Editor: Perhaps an early meditation on the power structures inherent in land ownership and artistic representation. It's more potent than it seems at first glance.