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Waterhouse, John William (R.A., R.I.) (artist)

Sketchbook containing studies of trees and foliage, human figures, landscape, etc., and preliminary studies for oil paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy including 'Phyllis and Demophoon' (1907) and 'Apollo and Daphne' (1908); also sketches possibly intended for 'Tristram and Isolde' (1917). 60 pages of white wove paper bound in canvas boards. At the back of the sketchbook is attached a printed invitation to the artist to attend the annual Council dinner at the Royal Academy, dated 15 December 1901, on which are drawn several pencil sketches for 'Apollo and Daphne'.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Sketchbook
Title	Sketchbook (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, black chalk and pen and ink
Brief description	Sketchbook of J W Waterhouse
Physical description	Sketchbook containing studies of trees and foliage, human figures, landscape, etc., and preliminary studies for oil paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy including 'Phyllis and Demophoon' (1907) and 'Apollo and Daphne' (1908); also sketches possibly intended for 'Tristram and Isolde' (1917). 60 pages of white wove paper bound in canvas boards. At the back of the sketchbook is attached a printed invitation to the artist to attend the annual Council dinner at the Royal Academy, dated 15 December 1901, on which are drawn several pencil sketches for 'Apollo and Daphne'.
Dimensions	Size of volume, from catalogue height: 20.3cm Size of volume, from catalogue width: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions	Worthing (Inscribed on p.12) Tunbridge Wells (Inscribed on p.36) Crowborough (Inscribed on p.48) Mulgrave Woods (Inscribed on p.50) (Inscribed variously with colour notes, etc.)
Credit line	Given by Mr J F Physick.
Subjects depicted	Trees Landscapes Apollo Daphne
Bibliographic references	Prettejohn, Elizabeth, J. W. Waterhouse: the modern Pre-Raphaelite, Groninger Museum, Groningen and Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008 p.222-225, ill. p.230-231 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1949, London: HMSO, 1961.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3-1949

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Record created	June 2, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O155151/sketchbook-sketchbook-waterhouse-john-william/

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