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Drawing
Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 - Enlarge image
Drawing
- Place of origin:
England (probably, drawn)
- Date:
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
sketched in black chalk
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
- Museum number:
DYCE.765
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case DG, shelf 27, box A
Physical description
One of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's; First idea for the principal figure, said to be John Julius Angerstein; Sketched in black chalk.
Place of Origin
England (probably, drawn)
Date
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
Artist/maker
Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
sketched in black chalk
Dimensions
Height: 9.3 in, Width: 7.6 in
Object history note
This is one of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's, where portraits of Angerstein, Mitchell, Caleb, Whitefoord, G. Baker, and Mortimer, are introduced (see Wright and Evans's Catalogue, No. 551). With numerous notes, and among them about a dozen suggestions for the title: An Admirer of Rembrandt; Struck with a grand effect, etc.
Descriptive line
Gillray, James; One of six sketches made for the caricature 'Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's'; First idea for the principal figure, said to be John Julius Angerstein; Sketched in black chalk; English School; 18th - early 19th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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.
Materials
Paper; Black chalk
Techniques
Drawing (image-making); Sketching
Subjects depicted
Man
Categories
Drawings
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
