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Drawing

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

Sheet of studies of female figures floating in the air; Designed as a frontispiece to 'Armstrong on Health', 1803, which was engraved by Neagle; Drawn in pencil, one of the figures is outlined with a pen; On the reverse, studies of a young female nursing a child, and other sketches; Drawn in pencil.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
drawn in pencil, one of the figures outlined with the pen
Brief description
Stothard, Thomas; Studies of female figures floating in the air; Designed as a frontispiece to 'Armstrong on Health', 1803, which was engraved by Neagle; Drawn in pencil, one of the figures outlined with a pen; On the reverse, studies of a young female nursing a child, and other sketches; Drawn in pencil; English School; Mid 18th - early 19th century.
Physical description
Sheet of studies of female figures floating in the air; Designed as a frontispiece to 'Armstrong on Health', 1803, which was engraved by Neagle; Drawn in pencil, one of the figures is outlined with a pen; On the reverse, studies of a young female nursing a child, and other sketches; Drawn in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8in
  • Width: 9.4in
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
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Designed as a frontispiece to 'Armstrong on Health', 1803.
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.873

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Record createdNovember 12, 2009
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