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'Rough Sketches 1860-61'

Watercolour
1860-1861 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour, pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing from an album of topographical views in India. The album consists of 75 pages of cream wove paper bound in boards, covered in dark green cloth, quarter leather, with marbled end papers. The watercolours are all stuck into the album. Most pages are inscribed with the title and date.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • 'Rough Sketches 1860-61' (assigned by artist)
  • Album of topographical views in India (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil, pen and ink and wash
Brief description
Watercolour drawing from an album of topographical views in India by Lady Charlotte Canning (1817- 1861). British School, 1860-1.
Physical description
Watercolour, pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing from an album of topographical views in India. The album consists of 75 pages of cream wove paper bound in boards, covered in dark green cloth, quarter leather, with marbled end papers. The watercolours are all stuck into the album. Most pages are inscribed with the title and date.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 63.3cm
  • Width: 43cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
The Lady Bettine Abingdon Collection. Bequeathed by Mrs T. R. P. Hole.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1266-1987

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Record createdJuly 27, 2000
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