Sketchbook of drawings made in the Wye Valley, Shropshire and the Lake District

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Artist/Maker	Pearson, John (artist)
Place of origin	Shropshire (made) Lake District (made)

Pearson, John. Sketchbook of drawings made in the Wye Valley, Shropshire and the Lake District. 68 pages of cream wove and laid papers, half bound in vellum, paper boards. Dated variously between 1805 and 1807. Size of volume 9 7/8 x 8 inches.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Sketchbook
Title	Sketchbook of drawings made in the Wye Valley, Shropshire and the Lake District (generic title)
Materials and techniques	pencil, pen and ink and wash, watercolour
Brief description	Pearson, John. Sketchbook of drawings made in the Wye Valley, Shropshire and the Lake District. 68 pages of cream wove and laid papers, half bound in vellum, paper boards. Dated variously between 1805 and 1807. Size of volume 9 7/8 x 8 inches.
Physical description	Pearson, John. Sketchbook of drawings made in the Wye Valley, Shropshire and the Lake District. 68 pages of cream wove and laid papers, half bound in vellum, paper boards. Dated variously between 1805 and 1807. Size of volume 9 7/8 x 8 inches.
Dimensions	Book height: 207mm Book width: 260mm Book depth: 19mm Page (approx) height: 250mm Page (approx) width: 195mm
Marks and inscriptions	(Dated variously between 1805 and 1807.) (Inscribed in pencil and ink with titles and notes, and on some sheets with a system of shorthand.)
Credit line	Given by Mrs E Sanford, the artist's great-great-niece, in accordance with the wishes of her aunt, the late Mrs R C Foster
Object history	Two views of Shrewsbury, E.1769 and 1770-1948 may be compared with the sketches on pp. 68 and 111 in this sketchbook.
Places depicted	Shropshire Lake District
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1771-1948

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Record created	April 15, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224751/sketchbook-of-drawings-made-in-sketchbook-pearson-john/

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