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Drawing

ca. 1870-1879 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Elwes, Alfred Thomas (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Alfred Thomas Elwes was born ca.1842 in Leghorn, Tuscany, Italy. He married Kate Barnard on 15 October 1873 in Gravesend, Kent and died some time after 1901. He was a natural history artist.


Object details

Categories
Books
Illustration
Children & Childhood
National Art Library
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour drawing by Alfred Thomas Elwes, ca. 1870-1879.
Physical description
Watercolour drawing on paper by Alfred Thomas Elwes. Features a boy standing in front of an easel holding a canvas. He paints a dog which poses on top of a chest. A cat, palette and brushes in the foreground. The illustration is movable: a hole has been cut out of the canvas painting and the head of the dog on the chest. Attached to the back of the sheet is a circular piece of paper which features dog heads with different facial expressions; when the circular sheet is moved round, the dog heads fit into place on the front of the illustration.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 27cm
  • Sheet width: 32cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A. T. Elwes Fect' (Artist's signature in ink on the bottom right hand corner of the illustration.)
  • 'Renier' and 'AR' (Written in ink on the back of the illustration.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Boys
Dogs
Easels
Canvas
Summary
Alfred Thomas Elwes was born ca.1842 in Leghorn, Tuscany, Italy. He married Kate Barnard on 15 October 1873 in Gravesend, Kent and died some time after 1901. He was a natural history artist.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.188

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Record createdJune 6, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O112656/drawing-elwes-alfred-thomas/
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