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Drawing

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A design for a funerary monument showing a sculpted bust and frieze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Preliminary pencil, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper
Brief description
Design for a monument in the style of Peter Scheemakers, pencil, pen and brown ink and brown wash, Great Britain ca.1770
Physical description
A design for a funerary monument showing a sculpted bust and frieze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.2cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Object history
The attribution to Scheemaker originates from a contract on the back of a drawing in the same group.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1770-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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