Portait of Mr Grant
Portrait Sketch
1812 (made)
1812 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Profile portrait of a young man.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portait of Mr Grant (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil |
| Brief description | John Varley. Profile portrait of Mr Grant made using Cornelius Varley's Graphic Telescope, London, 1812. |
| Physical description | Profile portrait of a young man. |
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| Object history | Cornelius Varley patented his Graphic Telescope on 5 April 1811 and it was subsequently much employed in the accurate representation of landscape and in portraiture. The telescope is described on p.26 of Andrew Pritchard's Practical treatise on Optical Instruments, 1850. Other portraits by John Varley drawn with the aid of the telescope are E.1139-1927 and E.1179-1927. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.391-1951 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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