Soldier in a tam o' shanter

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Artist/Maker	Maclise, Daniel RA (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Sketch in pencil of a male figure in a tam o'shanter. Beside this is another sketch of a rooftop with chimneys. On the reverse is a drawing of the Vale of Avoca.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Soldier in a tam o' shanter (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil drawing Paper Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Maclise. Sketch of a soldier in a tam o' shanter, facing left. Beside this is a sketch of a rooftop with chimneys and a window. Sketch of the Vale of Avoca on reverse.
Physical description	Sketch in pencil of a male figure in a tam o'shanter. Beside this is another sketch of a rooftop with chimneys. On the reverse is a drawing of the Vale of Avoca.
Dimensions	Mount window height: 14cm Mount window width: 8.2cm Size of sheet height: 23cm Size of sheet width: 32cm Dimensions measured 30/12/2013
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted	Tam Soldier
Associated objects	F.88:11 (Verso) F.88:5 (Ensemble)
Bibliographic reference	Exhibited in Mount 1 of a pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.88:6

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O242523/soldier-in-a-tam-o-drawing-maclise-daniel-ra/

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