On the Test

Francis Seymour Haden

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape drawing titled "On the Test" by Francis Seymour Haden. The scene shows a body of water in the foreground, with a grassy bank and a few plants in the bottom right corner. The left side features a large tree and some bushes, while the right side has several bare trees. In the background, there are more trees, a fence, and a house or building on a hill. The sky above is cloudy and gray, with some birds flying in the distance. The drawing is done in black and white, with heavy scratching and cross-hatching techniques used to create texture and shading. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right of the image.