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The First Letter

Watercolour
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The First Letter (assigned by artist)
  • The First Letter (The artist's son Wilfrid and his mother) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Watercolour of a young boy learning to write, by Joseph Clark, Britain, late 19th century.
Physical description
Pencil drawing of a young boy learning to write, under the supervision of his mother.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Width: 19.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Rosemary Chiles
Object history
Given by Rosemary Chiles, 2004
Subjects depicted
Summary
Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models.
Collection
Accession number
E.942-2003

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Record createdJune 25, 2004
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