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Drawing

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A design for a church monument, probably for an admiral, showing a reclining figure in a toga with a telescope, naval trophies and a sea battle scene on the sarcophagus.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
Drawing by William Tyler R. A., design for a church monument probably for an admiral, pencil, pen and ink, Great Britain, late 18th century
Physical description
A design for a church monument, probably for an admiral, showing a reclining figure in a toga with a telescope, naval trophies and a sea battle scene on the sarcophagus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 25.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1280-1991

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Record createdMay 14, 2014
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