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Drawing

early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A silhouette of a painting on the south wall of Brook Church in Kent. The drawing depicts a scene from the Assumption of the Virgin showing the soul of the Virgin, supported in a veil, held up by two angels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Ernest Tristram, a silhouette of a painting on the south wall of Brook Church in Kent, ink on paper, Great Britain, early 20th century
Physical description
A silhouette of a painting on the south wall of Brook Church in Kent. The drawing depicts a scene from the Assumption of the Virgin showing the soul of the Virgin, supported in a veil, held up by two angels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.75in
  • Width: 8.0625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
'E.W.T.' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.399-1915 (Object)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.718-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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