Hunting scene
Relief
ca. 1874 - ca. 1878 (made)
ca. 1874 - ca. 1878 (made)
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This relief showing a hunting scene is made by Randolph Caldecott in England in ca. 1874-1878.
Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator. He first worked as a bank clerk in Whitchurch and Manchester while attending evening classes at the Manchester School of Art. In 1872 he moved to London and studied briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art.
He did a lot of book illustrations and was one of the first to avoid the then so popular black-and-white effects. He did skillful watercolours and oil drawings set amidst the vernacular architecture of his childhood, often infused with a sense of humour. Apparently even Van Gogh and Gauguin admired his work.
Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator. He first worked as a bank clerk in Whitchurch and Manchester while attending evening classes at the Manchester School of Art. In 1872 he moved to London and studied briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art.
He did a lot of book illustrations and was one of the first to avoid the then so popular black-and-white effects. He did skillful watercolours and oil drawings set amidst the vernacular architecture of his childhood, often infused with a sense of humour. Apparently even Van Gogh and Gauguin admired his work.
Object details
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Title | Hunting scene (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pastiglia (modelling paste) in relief |
Brief description | Relief, pastiglia (modelling paste), a hunting scene, by Randolph Caldecott, England, ca. 1874-1878 |
Physical description | Three huntsmen riding to the left, the first blowing a horn, the second shouting behind his hand; in the foreground are four hounds running. Landscape with a bare tree behind: in the background is indicated a running stag. Signed in the upper left hand corner RC. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'RC' (signed in the upper left hand corner) |
Object history | Purchased for £20 from Mrs M.H. Caldecott, the widow of the sculptor, in 1905. Formerly on loan to the Museum from Mrs Caldecott together with V&A Mus. No. 448-1905, between July 1899 and its purchase in 1905. |
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Summary | This relief showing a hunting scene is made by Randolph Caldecott in England in ca. 1874-1878. Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator. He first worked as a bank clerk in Whitchurch and Manchester while attending evening classes at the Manchester School of Art. In 1872 he moved to London and studied briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art. He did a lot of book illustrations and was one of the first to avoid the then so popular black-and-white effects. He did skillful watercolours and oil drawings set amidst the vernacular architecture of his childhood, often infused with a sense of humour. Apparently even Van Gogh and Gauguin admired his work. |
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Accession number | 449-1905 |
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Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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