騎馬郵差

來認識一下18世紀的「快遞小哥」！蘇格蘭藝術家大衛·艾倫捕捉到這位驛卒在疾奔中的瞬間，他正拼命趕去遞送一封密封信件。他身穿亮眼的藍綠色外套、粉色馬褲，頭戴飾有羽毛的豹紋帽，一手緊握郵件，一手拄著行路杖，經過一個里程碑標記。這幅生動的新古典主義水彩畫迷人地展現了前工業時代的郵政系統，那時的速度完全取決於跑腿者的雙腿耐力，而非發動機的馬力。

Technique: Watercolor

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