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The Renunciants

Watercolour
1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour and gouache entitled 'The Renunciants' depicting three men in a doorway, one wearing a Romanesque helmet and one in white religious robes, looking towards two women and a girl in the extreme foreground. The women are wearing head scarves and appear to be grieving or saddened. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Renunciants (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache
Brief description
Watercolour and gouache 'The Renunciants' by Frederick Cayley-Robinson. Great Britain, 1916.
Physical description
Watercolour and gouache entitled 'The Renunciants' depicting three men in a doorway, one wearing a Romanesque helmet and one in white religious robes, looking towards two women and a girl in the extreme foreground. The women are wearing head scarves and appear to be grieving or saddened. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm
  • Width: 37.7cm
Dimensions taken from departmental registers
Marks and inscriptions
Cayley Robinson 1916. (Signed and dated)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Alison Smith, ed. Watercolour London: Tate Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-85437-913-9.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
P.15-1927

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Record createdNovember 27, 2009
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