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Design

ca.1725-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rysbrack, John Michael (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Design for a memorial (front and side elevations), showing a female figure leaning on an urn surrounded by naval trophies. Inscribed in pen on the back with the scale, price, and dimensions.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash on paper
Paper
Pen
Drawing
Wash
Brief description
Design for a memorial (front and side elevations) by John Rysbrack, showing a female figure leaning on an urn surrounded by naval trophies. Great Britain, ca.1725-1760.
Physical description
Design for a memorial (front and side elevations), showing a female figure leaning on an urn surrounded by naval trophies. Inscribed in pen on the back with the scale, price, and dimensions.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6875in
  • Width: 10.25in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed in pen with the scale and '£625'.
  • Inscribed on the back 'No. (4) £625 The Height 14 ft 10 in 6 pts Width 8. 5. 0. Projection 2. 9. 0.'
Object history
This design bears some resemblance to the memorial to the second and third Dukes of Beaufort in Badminton Church, Gloucestershire.

E.431, E.433, E.435, E.437, E.439, E.444, E.452 and E.453 are from the collection of Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784).
Subjects depicted
Female Figure
Urn
Naval Trophies
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.434-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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