Study for King Edward the Confessor and the pilgrim

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

Pencil and watercolour drawing depicting a study of King Edward the Confessor and the pilgrim, for a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. On the back is a slighter sketch of the same subject. Inscribed with partially legible title and signed by the artist.

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Categories	Drawings Portraits
Object type	Drawing
Title	Study for King Edward the Confessor and the pilgrim (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pencil and watercolour drawing Pencil Paper Watercolour Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Pencil and watercolour drawing by John Rogers Herbert entitled 'Study for King Edward the Confessor and the pilgrim', in a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. Great Britain, ca. 1850s.
Physical description	Pencil and watercolour drawing depicting a study of King Edward the Confessor and the pilgrim, for a fresco in the Houses of Parliament. On the back is a slighter sketch of the same subject. Inscribed with partially legible title and signed by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 16.9cm Width: 10.7cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Style	Mid-Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	Study for King Edward the Confessor [the rest illegible] (Inscribed) [He]rbert (Signed)
Subjects depicted	Kings Pilgrims Confessor
Other number	4332 - Cancelled number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	FA.185

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Record created	December 3, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1258120/study-for-king-edward-the-drawing-john--rogers/

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