Sketchbook
19th century (drawn)
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A sketchbook composed of 702 pages (pp. 437-671 unused and other pages have evidently been torn out) of very thin wove paper, watermarked 'Bideford Bank 1803 Thos Burnard & Co.,' in a marbled paper cover with brown leather corners and back. The sketchbook contains drawings of scrollwork ornament, horsemen, figures and figure-groups, studies for portraits, landscapes, and book illustration etc.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink on wove paper watermarked 'Bideford Bank 1803 Tho<sup>s</sup> Burnard & Co.' |
Brief description | Drawings by Henry Courtney Selous, sketchbook containing drawings of scrollwork ornament, horsemen, figures and figure-groups, studies for portraits, landscapes, and book illustration etc., pencil, pen and ink on wove paper, 19th century |
Physical description | A sketchbook composed of 702 pages (pp. 437-671 unused and other pages have evidently been torn out) of very thin wove paper, watermarked 'Bideford Bank 1803 Thos Burnard & Co.,' in a marbled paper cover with brown leather corners and back. The sketchbook contains drawings of scrollwork ornament, horsemen, figures and figure-groups, studies for portraits, landscapes, and book illustration etc. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Warren |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.3405-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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