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The Fighting Lawyer

Drawing
second half of the 19th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in a breast-plate brandishing a sword, signed in ink by the artist and lettered in pencil with titles.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Fighting Lawyer (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and water-colour
Brief description
Pen and watercolour drawing entitled 'The Fighting Lawyer' depicting a figure in a breast-plate brandishing a sword, by Ernest Griset. London, late 19th century.
Physical description
Figure in a breast-plate brandishing a sword, signed in ink by the artist and lettered in pencil with titles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.25in
  • Width: 6.125in
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 pencil with the title 'The fighting lawyer (Middle Ages Monteil)'.
  • 'Ernest Griset'. (Signed in ink)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Edith Jane Hipkins
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
E.46-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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