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Dr Thomas Monroe the first Collector of Turner & Girtins Drawings. Done with the Graphic Telescope April 12th 1812

Portrait Drawing
12 April 1812 (made), 1825 (collected)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 69 assorted portrait drawings collected in an album


Object details

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Object type
TitleDr Thomas Monroe the first Collector of Turner & Girtins Drawings. Done with the Graphic Telescope April 12th 1812 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
John Varley. Portrait of Dr Thomas Monroe the first Collector of Turner & Girtins Drawings. Done with the Graphic Telescope April 12th 1812.
One of 69 portrait drawings collected and bound in a volume by Dawson Turner, 1825.
Physical description
One of 69 assorted portrait drawings collected in an album
Dimensions
  • Height: 8in
  • Width: 8.5in
  • Volume height: 14.75in
  • Volume width: 11.75in
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Signed, dated and titled)
  • 'Dr Monro' (Inscribed in reverse)
  • 'Done with the Graphic Telescope April 12th. 1812' (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.22.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.1179-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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