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Gouache

c.1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gouache drawing by William Hayes on embossed paper depicting a White-tailed Sea Eagle standing upon a prostrate sea bird. In a contemporary plaster-gilt frame.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gouache drawing
Brief description
Gouache drawing by William Hayes on embossed paper depicting a White-tailed Sea Eagle standing upon a prostrate sea bird. In a contemporary plaster-gilt frame. Great Britain, c.1785.
Physical description
Gouache drawing by William Hayes on embossed paper depicting a White-tailed Sea Eagle standing upon a prostrate sea bird. In a contemporary plaster-gilt frame.
Dimensions
  • Frame height: 29in
  • Frame width: 23in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Production
Note from 1946 Accessions catalogue:
"A number of pictures exist similar to the above in technique, some signed 'W. Hayes' and dated 1785. They were made by taking impressions on coarse paper from moulds so that the forms stood out in relief. These were then painted over in gouache."
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.1964-1946

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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