Drawing
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
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One of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's; Same figure as in DYCE.765, said to be John Julius Angerstein; Drawn in black chalk and pen, squared for transferring to the copper.
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| Materials and techniques | drawn in black chalk and pen, squared for transferring to the copper |
| Brief description | Gillray, James; One of six sketches made for the caricature 'Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's'; A man, said to be John Julius Angerstein; Drawn in black chalk and pen, squared for transferring to the copper; English School; 18th - early 19th century. |
| Physical description | One of six sketches made for the caricature Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's; Same figure as in DYCE.765, said to be John Julius Angerstein; Drawn in black chalk and pen, squared for transferring to the copper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.766 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2009 |
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