Study for possibly 'Playing at Work' oil painting

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Drawing study in pencil, lightened with white chalk for the oil painting 'Playing at Work'. There are three figure studies. First two variations of a girl with plaits, standing but bending over slightly and facing away, this is a link to the figure of a girl on the far left of the painting. The third figure study is of a woman from the waist down, of her skirt and bare feet, this is a link to the third women from the left in the painting.

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Categories	Drawings Paintings
Object type	drawing
Title	Study for possibly 'Playing at Work' oil painting (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Drawing in pencil and white chalk on paper Pencil White Chalk Paper Drawing
Brief description	Study for the oil painting 'Playing at Work', pencil and white chalk drawing by Charles Edward Perugini, British, ca. 1839-1918
Physical description	Drawing study in pencil, lightened with white chalk for the oil painting 'Playing at Work'. There are three figure studies. First two variations of a girl with plaits, standing but bending over slightly and facing away, this is a link to the figure of a girl on the far left of the painting. The third figure study is of a woman from the waist down, of her skirt and bare feet, this is a link to the third women from the left in the painting.
Dimensions	Height: 234.95mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935) Width: 317.5mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935)
Bibliographic reference	Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1935
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.8-1935

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1040185/study-for-possibly-playing-at-drawing-perugini-charles-edward/

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