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Drawing

1740-1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Humorous sketch showing a coast scene in which the physical features have been drawn to represent joints of meat, a trussed fowl, fish, etc and five small boats in a bay with knives and forks as masts. On the back, sketches (4) of a fat and a thin man, a seated woman and the head and shoulders of the same woman.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper.
Brief description
Drawing by Nicholas Pocock: Humorous sketch showing a coast scene in which the physical features have been drawn to represent joints of meat, a trussed fowl, fish etc.
Physical description
Humorous sketch showing a coast scene in which the physical features have been drawn to represent joints of meat, a trussed fowl, fish, etc and five small boats in a bay with knives and forks as masts. On the back, sketches (4) of a fat and a thin man, a seated woman and the head and shoulders of the same woman.
Dimensions
  • Height: 197mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
  • Width: 318mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in ink 'N. Pocock' (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
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Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.1138-1948

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