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Watercolour

1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A watercolour and gouache drawing depicting five figures, dressed in early 17th century costume, in an interior. Two of the figures, one dressed in blue and one in yellow and red, are seated at a table gazing towards two gentlemen who are standing beside the table. Another male figure is seated beside a fireplace, with an open book in his lap, seemingly in conversation with one of the gentlemen standing by the table.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache
Brief description
Watercolour, five figures in early 17th century costume in an interior, by Paul Delaroche, watercolour and gouache, ca.1832.
Physical description
A watercolour and gouache drawing depicting five figures, dressed in early 17th century costume, in an interior. Two of the figures, one dressed in blue and one in yellow and red, are seated at a table gazing towards two gentlemen who are standing beside the table. Another male figure is seated beside a fireplace, with an open book in his lap, seemingly in conversation with one of the gentlemen standing by the table.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.4cm
  • Width: 19.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
'Paul Delaroche 193[2?]' (Signed and dated)
Object history
This is possibly one of a pair its companion being sold in the same sale of works owned by Sir John Pender's held at Christie's in 1897. The work now in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection was lot number 144 and was referred to as 'An Interior. Five figures in costume of the seventeenth century' its companion was lot 143 and described as 'An interior. There are five ladies, three of whom are seated and two standing.'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.778-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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