Study for the Woman of Samaria

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Artist/Maker	John Rogers Herbert (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Black chalk drawing, heightened with white, depicting a study of 'The Woman of Samaria' for a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. Inscribed with title.

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Categories	Drawings Religion
Object type	Drawing
Title	Study for the Woman of Samaria (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Black chalk drawing Chalk Paper White Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Chalk drawing by John Rogers Herbert for 'The Woman of Samaria' in a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. Great Britain, ca. 1850s.
Physical description	Black chalk drawing, heightened with white, depicting a study of 'The Woman of Samaria' for a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. Inscribed with title.
Dimensions	Height: 21.2cm Width: 20.6cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Style	Mid-Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	Study for the Woman of Samaria (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted	Bible Samaritan Samaria
Other number	4345 - Cancelled number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	FA.183

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Record created	December 3, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1258117/study-for-the-woman-of-drawing-john--rogers/

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