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Sketches of Harlech, Kendal for the "Studio" Rievaulx etc.

Sketchbook
May 1914 to June 1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
George Rowney & Co. (maker)
Arthur Tucker (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Sketchbook containing drawings dated from May 1914 to June 1915 of Byland Abbey, Cartmel, Criccieth, Harlech, Helmsley, Hugill, Kendal, Mochras Island, Rievaulx Abbey and York. 80 pp. (4 missing), bound in brown canvas boards. On inside front cover is pasted the trade label of Messrs. George Rowney & Co; on pp. 1 and 80 and inside back cover are inscribed a number of addresses and a copy of an inscription from a tomb in Childs Wickham Churchyard.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Tourism & Travel
Topography
Object type
Sketchbook
TitleSketches of Harlech, Kendal for the "Studio" Rievaulx etc. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
pencil drawings bound in brown canvas boards
Pencil
Paper
Canvas Board
Drawing
Bookbinding
Brief description
Arthur Tucker. Sketchbook of scenes from England and Wales. Dated May 1914-June 1915. Book produced by Rowney & Co.
Physical description
Sketchbook containing drawings dated from May 1914 to June 1915 of Byland Abbey, Cartmel, Criccieth, Harlech, Helmsley, Hugill, Kendal, Mochras Island, Rievaulx Abbey and York. 80 pp. (4 missing), bound in brown canvas boards. On inside front cover is pasted the trade label of Messrs. George Rowney & Co; on pp. 1 and 80 and inside back cover are inscribed a number of addresses and a copy of an inscription from a tomb in Childs Wickham Churchyard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5in
  • Width: 7.5in
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Tucker
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.474-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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