Sketchbook
ca. 1790 (drawn)
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Sketchbook containing pen and ink, and pencil drawings of landscapes, including Kit's Coty House, Parr's Wood, Rochester, and Tonbridge. There are also numerous landscape sketches with bistre monochrome washes, and sundry notes, one relating to the wood engraver John Baptist Jackson (1701-1754). 31 leaves in total, but others have evidently, at some stage, been torn out.
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Materials and techniques | Volume containing pen and ink and pencil sketches |
Brief description | Sketchbook by Joseph Farington R.A., containing pen and ink, and pencil drawings of landscapes, namely around Rochester and Tonbridge. Great Britain, ca. 1790. |
Physical description | Sketchbook containing pen and ink, and pencil drawings of landscapes, including Kit's Coty House, Parr's Wood, Rochester, and Tonbridge. There are also numerous landscape sketches with bistre monochrome washes, and sundry notes, one relating to the wood engraver John Baptist Jackson (1701-1754). 31 leaves in total, but others have evidently, at some stage, been torn out. |
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Credit line | Presented by F. R. Meatyard |
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Accession number | P.83-1921 |
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Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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