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A woman sketching a child with the aid of a camera lucida

Drawing
1818 to 1836 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil, pen and ink, and red chalk drawing by Henry Moses of female costume, depicting a woman sketching a child with the aid of a camera lucida, flanked by two androgynous figures on either side of a table.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA woman sketching a child with the aid of a camera lucida (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and red chalk drawing on wove paper
Brief description
Woman sketching a child with the aid of a camera lucida. One of a series of fifteen pencil, pen and ink, and red chalk drawings by Henry Moses of female costume. Great Britain, dated 1818 to 1836.
Physical description
Pencil, pen and ink, and red chalk drawing by Henry Moses of female costume, depicting a woman sketching a child with the aid of a camera lucida, flanked by two androgynous figures on either side of a table.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm
  • Width: 10.8cm
Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.19.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.8-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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