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Design for a Science Certificate
Poynter, Edward John - Enlarge image
Design for a Science Certificate
- Object:
Drawing
- Date:
1884 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Poynter, Edward John (Sir), born 1836 - died 1919 (artist)
- Museum number:
9288
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case PD, shelf 146
Physical description
Pen drawing, architectural composition, on the pediment is worded 'IN NATURE'S INFINITE BOOK OF SECRESY A LITTLE CAN I READ'. Beneath is a seated figure in a niche, meditating before a celestial globe. Monogram and date 1884.
Date
1884 (made)
Artist/maker
Poynter, Edward John (Sir), born 1836 - died 1919 (artist)
Dimensions
Height: 495 mm, Width: 330 mm
Descriptive line
Design for a Science Certificate, pen drawing, Edward Poynter, 1884
Materials
Pen
Techniques
Drawn
Categories
History of the V&A
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
