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Artist/Maker	Farington (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Sketchbook containing landscape drawings and studies of trees in pen and ink and pencil, including one view of a house (44 verso) which has been shaded in Indian ink, one view of a farm (42 verso) which has been tinted with watercolour and numerous studies of antique vases, masks, sculpture and skulls. There are 49 leaves in total with two inserted (nos. 39 and 47). Many others have, at some stage, been cut out.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Sketchbook
Materials and techniques	Volume containing pen and ink and pencil sketches Pencil Pen Drawing Sketching
Brief description	Sketchbook by Joseph Farington R.A., containing landscape drawings and studies of trees in pen and ink and pencil. Great Britain, ca. 1780s.
Physical description	Sketchbook containing landscape drawings and studies of trees in pen and ink and pencil, including one view of a house (44 verso) which has been shaded in Indian ink, one view of a farm (42 verso) which has been tinted with watercolour and numerous studies of antique vases, masks, sculpture and skulls. There are 49 leaves in total with two inserted (nos. 39 and 47). Many others have, at some stage, been cut out.
Dimensions	Size of volume height: 8.125in Width: 6.5in
Marks and inscriptions	W (Inscribed on the back of the book in ink)
Credit line	Presented by F. R. Meatyard
Subjects depicted	Landscapes Farms Houses Skulls Masks Sculpture
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.79-1921

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Record created	February 1, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1190035/sketchbook-farington/

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