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Drawing

mid 18th - early 19th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Prow of a ship, in flames, and with thick smoke hiding everything on deck; on the reverse, a very small sketch of an estate with houses and land, &c.; Sketched very slightly in Indian ink.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
wash drawing
Brief description
Stothard, Thomas; Prow of a ship, in flames, and with thick smoke hiding everything on deck; on the reverse, a very small sketch of an estate with houses and land, &c.; Sketched very slightly in Indian ink; English School; Mid 18th - early 19th century.
Physical description
Prow of a ship, in flames, and with thick smoke hiding everything on deck; on the reverse, a very small sketch of an estate with houses and land, &c.; Sketched very slightly in Indian ink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.7in
  • Width: 6.3in
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
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
This design was used by Robert Smirke, R.A., as an illustration to the Imperial History of England, by Theophilus Camden, 1811, vol. ii., p. 412, and entitled "The Heroism of Captain Farmer."
Subjects depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.854

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Record createdNovember 12, 2009
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