Architectural sketch illustration of a grand indoor exhibition hall at the Natural History Museum with arched ceilings, staircases, and small outlined figures, rendered in black linework with warm beige and tan washes on a white background.

Art featuring a black and white architectural sketch of the natural history museum with warm gold highlights

A hand-drawn architectural illustration of the natural history museum interior with arches, balconies, stairs, and several small figures of people. A large whale skeleton is suspended on the left, and the scene is rendered in warm beige, tan, brown, and black ink tones.

Natural History Museum, London by David Richardson

£280.00

A plein air ink and watercolour painting.

I climbed high above the vast exhibition hall, where the skeleton of the magnificent blue whale, Hope, hung suspended, stretching almost the entire length of the hall in this incredible Victorian museum. Perched on the balcony, the view was breath-taking, my gaze meandering down to the ground floor where people appeared so tiny below.

Visitors hurried from one viewpoint to the next, quickly snapping photos and recording videos on their mobile phones, sometimes without even pausing to really look. It made me reflect on how fortunate we are to have such a beautiful building, filled with endless wonders to explore and appreciate.

Size of original artwork: A3 portrait 420 x 297mm.

Price Unframed: £280

Medium: Watercolour, pencil, ink on 300gsm Winsor & Newton Cold press paper

Also available signed fine art Giclée prints from the original painting: A3 - £75 / A4 - £45

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