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Sketchbook by Randolph Caldecott

Sketchbook
1870-72 (made)
Artist/Maker
Caldecott (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Sketchbook containing pencil drawings (with some notes as to colour) of views, figures, animals and plant forms. The sketch on p. 41 may have been used for the illustration to 'Sketches at Buxton by a Rheumatic Man', published in 'The Graphic', XV, p. 305, 1877. Inside the front and back covers and on a few pages at either end are miscellaneous notes and addresses.
The volume consists of 88 pages in total, many of which are unused. The paper is cream coloured wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back, and a printed label reading the name of the sketchbook's manufacturer in London. The artist's name and address are inscribed in the front cover.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Sketchbook
TitleSketchbook by Randolph Caldecott (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Sketchbook of pencil drawings
Wove Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Sketchbook by Randolph Caldecott containing pencil drawings of views, figures, animals and plant forms, as well as miscellaneous notes and addresses. Great Britain, 1870-2.
Physical description
Sketchbook containing pencil drawings (with some notes as to colour) of views, figures, animals and plant forms. The sketch on p. 41 may have been used for the illustration to 'Sketches at Buxton by a Rheumatic Man', published in 'The Graphic', XV, p. 305, 1877. Inside the front and back covers and on a few pages at either end are miscellaneous notes and addresses.
The volume consists of 88 pages in total, many of which are unused. The paper is cream coloured wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back, and a printed label reading the name of the sketchbook's manufacturer in London. The artist's name and address are inscribed in the front cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in (Size of volume)
  • Width: 6.25in
Dimensions taken from PDP catalogue
Marks and inscriptions
  • R. Caldecott, his book. 46, Gt. Russell St., W.C. (Inscribed in front cover)
  • Manufactured by H. Weston, 40 Rathbone Place, London W. (Printed on a label pasted inside the front cover)
  • 'R. Caldecott, his book. 46, Gt. Russell St., W.C.' (Inscribed inside front cover)
Subjects depicted
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Views
Animals
Plant
Figures
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3682-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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