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Artist/Maker	Forbes-Robertson (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

A group of seven nude women, possibly representing sirens, sitting, standing and lying on a beach; in the foreground is a skull and one of the with women has her hand on a bone. Drawing in pencil by Eric Forbes-Robertson. Signed and dated 'Eric Forbes-Robertson 1893'. Inscribed 'London'. With an abstract emblem to the right of the picture.

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Categories	Drawings Scotland
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Drawing in pencil Pencil Drawing
Brief description	A group of seven nude women, possibly representing sirens, sitting, standing and lying on a beach; in the foreground is a skull and one of the with women has her hand on a bone. Drawing in pencil by Eric Forbes-Robertson. Signed and dated 'Eric Forbes-Robertson 1893'. Inscribed 'London'. With an abstract emblem to the right of the picture.
Physical description	A group of seven nude women, possibly representing sirens, sitting, standing and lying on a beach; in the foreground is a skull and one of the with women has her hand on a bone. Drawing in pencil by Eric Forbes-Robertson. Signed and dated 'Eric Forbes-Robertson 1893'. Inscribed 'London'. With an abstract emblem to the right of the picture.
Dimensions	Length: 37.7cm Height: 47.3cm Taken from 'Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966' published by HMSO 1967
Marks and inscriptions	'Eric Forbes-Robertson 1893. (Signed and dated) 'London' (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted	Nude Female Figure Skull Bones Beach
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1883-1966

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O694415/drawing-forbes-robertson/

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