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Drawing

ca. 1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil sketch of a stout man in eighteenth century dress, standing facing left, and a woman's head and shoulders wearing a bonnet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil drawing
Brief description
George Cruikshank. Pencil sketch of a stout man in 18th century costume, said to be Dr. Johnson, and a woman in a bonnet. London, ca. 1830s
Physical description
Pencil sketch of a stout man in eighteenth century dress, standing facing left, and a woman's head and shoulders wearing a bonnet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.125in
  • Width: 2.25in
Object history
This sketch was exhibited in the Charles Dickens Centenary Exhibition held at Southwark Central Reference Library from 8 February 1912.
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.321-1950

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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