Study from a plaster cast
Drawing
ca.1840 (drawn)
ca.1840 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Black chalk drawing of a fragment of an architrave
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Study from a plaster cast |
| Materials and techniques | black chalk |
| Brief description | Dyce, William; (1806-1864) study from a plaster case of a portion of the architrave of an ancient Roman building, carved in relief with a scrolling band of honeysuckle and other floral ornament, and having a leaf and tongue moulding above; black chalk |
| Physical description | Black chalk drawing of a fragment of an architrave |
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| Gallery label | Education in art and design underwent radical reform in the 1830s in order to meet the demands of industry. Dyce, superintendent of the first state-funded school of design, banished the life model and instead set students to copy antique and Renaissance ornament. He hoped this would teach trainee industrial designers about the 'correct' decorative use of natural forms. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 700-1898 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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