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Artist/Maker	Farington (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Derby, High Tor, Hopton, Leigh, Matlock, Manchester, Okeover, Thorp(e), Whaley Bridge, Wirksworth, Nottingham and Derbyshire. There are 52 leaves in total with numerous others having been, at some point, cut out. Inscribed with place names and dates.

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Categories	Drawings Landscapes
Object type	Sketchbook
Materials and techniques	Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash sketches Pencil Pen Drawing Sketching Wash
Brief description	Sketchbook by Joseph Farington R.A., containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Manchester and its environs, and Derbyshire. Great Britain, 1791-1792.
Physical description	Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Derby, High Tor, Hopton, Leigh, Matlock, Manchester, Okeover, Thorp(e), Whaley Bridge, Wirksworth, Nottingham and Derbyshire. There are 52 leaves in total with numerous others having been, at some point, cut out. Inscribed with place names and dates.
Dimensions	Size of volume height: 6.5in Width: 9.25in
Marks and inscriptions	Manchester, Derbyshire / 1791 (Inscribed in ink on a paper label on the back of the book)
Credit line	Presented by F. R. Meatyard
Subject depicted	Landscapes
Places depicted	Manchester Derbyshire Matlock Nottinghamshire Derby Lancashire
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.81-1921

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Record created	February 1, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1190033/sketchbook-farington/

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