Cheerfulness
Drawing
ca. 1818-1819 (made)
ca. 1818-1819 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Drawing entitled 'Cheerfulness' depicting a group of women walking through woodland, in flowing robes. One is sounding a horn and another is leading two dogs on a lead.
Object details
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| Title | Cheerfulness (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawing |
| Brief description | Drawing by Cornelius Varley entitled 'Cheerfulness', a Sketching Society drawing. Great Britain, ca. 1818-19. One of a group of 244 drawings made by members of the Sketching Society in the first quarter of the 19th century. |
| Physical description | Drawing entitled 'Cheerfulness' depicting a group of women walking through woodland, in flowing robes. One is sounding a horn and another is leading two dogs on a lead. |
| Dimensions | Various sizes |
| Credit line | Given by the children of the late J. Howard Barnes (A. H. Barnes, F. H. Barnes, and Mrs D. M. Higham) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1494-1939 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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