Wallpaper Design
1738-1753 (made)
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Drawing used by the artist as working material for wallpaper designs.
Within an album (E.4486-4542-1920) containing drawings of flowers, foliage, details of ornament, proofs etc, used by the artist as working material for his wallpaper designs: Pen and ink, pencil and watercolour: 52 sheets, together with an engraved title-page by Jackson, an engraving by Bonneau, and 3 anonymous engravings of plant forms; several signed J:B:J., inscribed with notes and dated from 1740 to 1753; the title-page dated 1738.
Within an album (E.4486-4542-1920) containing drawings of flowers, foliage, details of ornament, proofs etc, used by the artist as working material for his wallpaper designs: Pen and ink, pencil and watercolour: 52 sheets, together with an engraved title-page by Jackson, an engraving by Bonneau, and 3 anonymous engravings of plant forms; several signed J:B:J., inscribed with notes and dated from 1740 to 1753; the title-page dated 1738.
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Materials and techniques | pen and ink, pencil and watercolour drawing |
Brief description | Drawing used by John Baptist Jackson as working material for wallpaper designs; Within an album (E.4486-4542-1920) of 52 sheets, with an engraved title-page by Jackson, an engraving by Bonneau, and 3 anonymous engravings of plant forms; England; 1738-53. |
Physical description | Drawing used by the artist as working material for wallpaper designs. Within an album (E.4486-4542-1920) containing drawings of flowers, foliage, details of ornament, proofs etc, used by the artist as working material for his wallpaper designs: Pen and ink, pencil and watercolour: 52 sheets, together with an engraved title-page by Jackson, an engraving by Bonneau, and 3 anonymous engravings of plant forms; several signed J:B:J., inscribed with notes and dated from 1740 to 1753; the title-page dated 1738. |
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Object history | This drawing was used by John Baptist Jackson, as working material for his wallpaper designs. The title-page of the album was designed for Gajo Suetenio tranquillo, le vite de' dodici Cesari (1738), Piacentini, Venice |
Production | According to Kainen (Kainen, J. John Baptist Jackson: 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin. Washington, D.C. 1962.) the collection is the work of Jackson's studio, rather than his own work. The title-page was designed for Gajo Suetenio tranquillo, le vite de' dodici Cesari (1738), Piacentini, Venice |
Bibliographic reference | Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982. |
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Accession number | E.4526-1920 |
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Record created | June 5, 2009 |
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