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Sion House

Print
1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drypoint of the grounds of a stately home, with a lake or river with boats, and trees/shrubbery surrounding the building.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSion House (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drypoint on paper.
Brief description
Drypoint by Sir Frank Short, "Sion House." Great Britain, ca. 1880-1919.
Physical description
Drypoint of the grounds of a stately home, with a lake or river with boats, and trees/shrubbery surrounding the building.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9 15/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 13 15/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed S (on shield) In pencil Frank Short. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist, in memory of his son, Captain Francis Leslie Short, who died on Active Service, June 3, 1916.
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.2553-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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