Watercolour Drawing

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Artist/Maker	Ernest William Tristram (artist)
Place of origin	Guildhall (made)

Copy of ceiling, originally painted by J. Thornhill, in the Court of Aldermen, Guildhall, London. In the centre there is a large oval shape with six figures, one is potentially St. George whilst two are nude children. There is scrollwork surrounding the oval painting in the centre. On the cornices of the ceiling there are multiple crests with different images on them.

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Categories	Drawings Paintings Architectural Fittings Architecture Designs
Object type	Watercolour drawing
Materials and techniques	watercolour drawing Watercolour Drawing (Image-Making) Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description	E. W. Tristram. Ceiling, originally painted by J. Thornhill, in the Court of Aldermen, Guildhall, London. Copy made 1912.
Physical description	Copy of ceiling, originally painted by J. Thornhill, in the Court of Aldermen, Guildhall, London. In the centre there is a large oval shape with six figures, one is potentially St. George whilst two are nude children. There is scrollwork surrounding the oval painting in the centre. On the cornices of the ceiling there are multiple crests with different images on them.
Dimensions	Height: 14.375in Width: 18.875in
Object history	Bought from the artist on 4th January 1927
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.19-1927

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O761140/watercolour-drawing-ernest-william-tristram/

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