The four daughters of John Bird Sumner
Drawing
1833 (made)
1833 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Group portrait.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The four daughters of John Bird Sumner (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache drawing |
| Brief description | The four daughters of John Bird Sumner. Watercolour and gouache drawing by George Richmond, 1833. |
| Physical description | Group portrait. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Geo Richmond del 1833.' (Signed and dated) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Claude D. Rotch |
| Object history | According to Richmond's diary, this water-colour was painted at Durham for the price of £42. |
| Historical context | John Bird Sumner (1780-1862) was Bishop of Chester (1828-1848) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1848-1862). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.75-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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