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A young man

Drawing
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silhouette portrait of a young man, right profile.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA young man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink wash and pencil
Brief description
Silhouette portrait of a young man, right profile. Drawing by Robert Friend, ca.1790.
Physical description
Silhouette portrait of a young man, right profile.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 4.5cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO 1964
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Friend Tunb: Wells'

Note
Signed
Credit line
Given by Mr. F. Gordon Roe, F.S.A
Object history
These silhouettes are illustrated and discussed by the donor in 'A Family in Silhouette', p.215, Vol.70 of The Connoisseur, December 1924. E.23279 is reproduced on Pl.93 of Silhouette by Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson, London, 1938.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.23277-1957

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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