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Study for 'The Siege of Gibraltar'

Drawing
1782-83 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing study depicting groups of people struggling up a vertical rock face, for an oil painting depicting the 1792 siege in Gibraltar. Squared for enlargement. Black and white chalks on bluish grey paper.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy for 'The Siege of Gibraltar' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Chalk drawing
Brief description
Drawing study for 'The Siege of Gibraltar' by John Singleton Copley, executed for the Corporation of London. Great Britain, ca. 1782-3.
Physical description
Drawing study depicting groups of people struggling up a vertical rock face, for an oil painting depicting the 1792 siege in Gibraltar. Squared for enlargement. Black and white chalks on bluish grey paper.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other number
E.2973-1910 - Cancelled number
Collection
Accession number
FA.613

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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