Breton Folk
Sketchbook
1870s (drawn)
1870s (drawn)
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Sketchbook containing pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour drawings of views, figures, and animals made at Vannes (pp. 1, 5), Carnac (p. 43), Guéménée (pp. 45, 47), Le Faouët (pp. 47, 49, 55, 57) and Quimperlé (p. 59), as well as other places in Brittany, some of the sketches forming the basis of illustrations to 'Breton Folk', by H. Blackburn (1880).
The volume consists of 78 pages in total. The paper is cream coloured wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back. Inscribed in the front cover 'Breton Folk'.
The volume consists of 78 pages in total. The paper is cream coloured wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back. Inscribed in the front cover 'Breton Folk'.
Object details
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| Title | Breton Folk (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Sketchbook of pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour drawings, on cream wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back. |
| Brief description | Sketchbook by Randolph Caldecott containing pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour drawings of views, figures, and animals made at Vannes, Carnac, and Quimperlé, as well as other places in Brittany, some forming the basis of illustrations to 'Breton Folk'. France, 1870s. |
| Physical description | Sketchbook containing pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour drawings of views, figures, and animals made at Vannes (pp. 1, 5), Carnac (p. 43), Guéménée (pp. 45, 47), Le Faouët (pp. 47, 49, 55, 57) and Quimperlé (p. 59), as well as other places in Brittany, some of the sketches forming the basis of illustrations to 'Breton Folk', by H. Blackburn (1880). The volume consists of 78 pages in total. The paper is cream coloured wove paper, bound in green boards with a black cloth back. Inscribed in the front cover 'Breton Folk'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Breton Folk.' (Inscribed in ink inside front cover) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3681-1932 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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