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Artist/Maker	Alfred Crowquill (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Drawing of a winged creature holding the moon on a mountain-side while being addressed by a grotesque human figure

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Categories	Drawings Myths & Legends
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink and water-colour drawing on paper. Paper (Fiber Product) Pen Ink Water-Colour Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Alfred Crowquill (pseudonym of Alfred Henry Forrester): A winged figure standing on a mountain-side holding the moon.
Physical description	Drawing of a winged creature holding the moon on a mountain-side while being addressed by a grotesque human figure
Dimensions	Size of sheet height: 7 1/4in (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) Size of sheet width: 4 5/8in (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 'Alfred Crowquill deln' (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)
Credit line	Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod.
Object history	Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948
Subjects depicted	Mountain Moon Human Figure Wings
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.254-1948

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O601636/drawing-alfred-crowquill/

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