Sketchbook
1791-1792 (drawn)
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Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Derby, High Tor, Hopton, Leigh, Matlock, Manchester, Okeover, Thorp(e), Whaley Bridge, Wirksworth, Nottingham and Derbyshire. There are 52 leaves in total with numerous others having been, at some point, cut out. Inscribed with place names and dates.
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Materials and techniques | Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash sketches |
Brief description | Sketchbook by Joseph Farington R.A., containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Manchester and its environs, and Derbyshire. Great Britain, 1791-1792. |
Physical description | Volume containing pen and ink, pencil and wash drawings of the north of England, including Derby, High Tor, Hopton, Leigh, Matlock, Manchester, Okeover, Thorp(e), Whaley Bridge, Wirksworth, Nottingham and Derbyshire. There are 52 leaves in total with numerous others having been, at some point, cut out. Inscribed with place names and dates. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Manchester, Derbyshire / 1791 (Inscribed in ink on a paper label on the back of the book) |
Credit line | Presented by F. R. Meatyard |
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Accession number | P.81-1921 |
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Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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