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Sketch portrait of Sir Henry Royce

Drawing
ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch for the portrait of the engineer Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933) with a smaller outline sketch below.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSketch portrait of Sir Henry Royce
Materials and techniques
Coloured chalks on buff paper
Brief description
Sketch portrait of of Sir Henry Royce, chalk drawing, Arthur Rackham, c. 1920
Physical description
Sketch for the portrait of the engineer Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933) with a smaller outline sketch below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.6cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
34.6 x 22.2 cm
Object history
Item Provenance: Provenance: Mrs Barbara Edwards, the artist's daughter

Notes: Royce was a friend and neighbour of the artist at Houghton, Sussex. Rackham moved there in 1920
Collection
Accession number
E.2979-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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