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Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquary

Drawing
1830-8 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing of Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquary


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThomas Crofton Croker, antiquary (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil drawing
Brief description
Alfred Croquis (Daniel Maclise, R.A.), portrait of Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquary. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century.
Physical description
Pencil drawing of Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquary
DimensionsDimensions taken from Forster Bequest register
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Object history
Between 1830 and 1838 Maclise contributed portraits of 'illustrious literary figures' to Fraser's Magazine, which were published under the pseudonym of Alfred Croquis. The V&A owns a set of 24 of the original drawings (F.87:1-24).
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665.
Collection
Accession number
F.87:9

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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