Drawing
1906 (drawn)
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Pen and ink sketch of a painting on one of the piers at the entrance to the apse of St. Gabriel's Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral. At the centre of the image is a seraph whose wings and drapery are covered with eyes. Above the seraph is a painting of a church. To the right of church is a group of men.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing on paper |
Brief description | Drawing by Ernest Tristram, sketch of a painting on one of the piers at the entrance to the apse of St. Gabriel's Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral, pen and ink on paper, Great Britain, 1906 |
Physical description | Pen and ink sketch of a painting on one of the piers at the entrance to the apse of St. Gabriel's Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral. At the centre of the image is a seraph whose wings and drapery are covered with eyes. Above the seraph is a painting of a church. To the right of church is a group of men. |
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Object history | The painting copied in this sketch is from the 12th century and is located in St. Gabriel’s Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral, where it is situated on one of the piers at the entrance to the apse of the chapel. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.723-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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