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Singleton's Sketches

Sketchbook
c.1772 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketchbook of 116 pages of white laid paper half-bound in green morocco. Figure and anatomical studies, male and female heads, genre, literary and Shakespeare subjects in pen and ink and wash, pencil and chalk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSingleton's Sketches (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink and wash, pencil and chalk drawings on white laid paper bound in green morocco leather
Brief description
John Hamilton Mortimer. "Singleton's Sketches". Sketchbook of genre, literary and Shakespearean subjects, life and anatomical studies and portrait heads. 116 pages half-bound in green morocco leather. British, c. 1772.
Physical description
Sketchbook of 116 pages of white laid paper half-bound in green morocco. Figure and anatomical studies, male and female heads, genre, literary and Shakespeare subjects in pen and ink and wash, pencil and chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5in
  • Width: 5in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1941, London: HMSO, 1954.
Collection
Accession number
E.562-1941

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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