Sketchbook
ca. 1797-1811 (drawn)
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Sketchbook containing landscape and coastal drawings of the Hastings area, in pencil and pen and ink, mostly with monochrome or watercolour washes. Most have MS notes relating to colour. There are approximately 40 leaves in total, with others having been town out at some point. In addition to the 40 leaves, there is a small piece of paper bearing a date in 1811 and a small sketch of a pond. The volume is dated and inscribed with place-name.
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Materials and techniques | Volume containing pen and ink, and pencil sketches |
Brief description | Sketchbook by Joseph Farington R.A., containing landscape and coastal drawings of the Hastings area, in pencil and pen and ink, mostly with monochrome or watercolour washes. Great Britain, ca. 1797-1811. |
Physical description | Sketchbook containing landscape and coastal drawings of the Hastings area, in pencil and pen and ink, mostly with monochrome or watercolour washes. Most have MS notes relating to colour. There are approximately 40 leaves in total, with others having been town out at some point. In addition to the 40 leaves, there is a small piece of paper bearing a date in 1811 and a small sketch of a pond. The volume is dated and inscribed with place-name. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Tub / Hasting (sic) / 1797 (Inscribed in ink on the back of the book) |
Credit line | Presented by F. R. Meatyard |
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Accession number | P.85-1921 |
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Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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