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Gordon's Tomb, St Paul's Cathedral
Renouard, Charles Paul, born 1845 - died 1924 - Enlarge image
Gordon's Tomb, St Paul's Cathedral
- Object:
Drawing
- Date:
1894-1895 (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Renouard, Charles Paul, born 1845 - died 1924 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Black chalk, pencil, pen and Indian ink, and wash, heightened with white, laid down on card
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.869
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 87, shelf SC, box 32
Physical description
Drawing of a family group looking at a funerary monument
Date
1894-1895 (drawn)
Artist/maker
Renouard, Charles Paul, born 1845 - died 1924 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Black chalk, pencil, pen and Indian ink, and wash, heightened with white, laid down on card
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title and artist's name in another hand on mount The Graphic, 26 January 1895, p.85.
Dimensions
Height: 26.9 cm, Width: 35.6 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. fr. Abbott & Holder - Barnes. Jan.1962, £1-5[shillings] '.
Descriptive line
Drawing, `Gordon's Tomb, St. Paul's Cathedral', 1894-1895. Charles Paul Edouard (1845-1924)
Labels and date
General Gordon, killed during the siege of Khartoum in 1885, was revered as one of the great Christian military heroes of the 19th century. A visit to his monument was an opportunity for moral education. Children would learn a correct response in such a situation from their parents' behaviour []
Subjects depicted
Death; Children; Soldiers' monuments; Tombs
Categories
Drawings
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
