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Artist/Maker	Thornhill, James (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

Study of the head of an Apostle, life-size, with a flowing beard, and turned to the left; Inscribed This head is drawn for me on Thursday night, by that ingenious gentleman, Sir James Thornhill.; Drawn with black chalk and pen, on grey paper, heightened with white.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	drawn with black chalk and pen, on grey paper, heightened with white Grey Paper Pen Black Chalk Drawing (Image-Making) Heightening
Brief description	Thornhill, James (Sir) (1675 or 76-1734); Study of the head of an Apostle, life-size, with a flowing beard, and turned to the left; Drawn with black chalk and pen, on grey paper, heightened with white; English School; Late 17th - early 18th century.
Physical description	Study of the head of an Apostle, life-size, with a flowing beard, and turned to the left; Inscribed This head is drawn for me on Thursday night, by that ingenious gentleman, Sir James Thornhill.; Drawn with black chalk and pen, on grey paper, heightened with white.
Dimensions	Height: 15.5in Width: 11.4in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed This head is drawn for me on Thursday night, by that ingenious gentleman, Sir James Thornhill.
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Apostle Man's Head
Bibliographic references	Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 49, fig. 29 DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.619

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Record created	October 29, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139586/drawing-thornhill-james-sir/

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