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Sketchbook

Sketchbook
1948 - 1917 (made)
Artist/Maker
Waterhouse, John William (R.A., R.I.) (artist)

Sketchbook containing studies of trees and foliage, human figures, landscape, etc., and preliminary studies for oil paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy including 'Phyllis and Demophoon' (1907) and 'Apollo and Daphne' (1908); also sketches possibly intended for 'Tristram and Isolde' (1917). 60 pages of white wove paper bound in canvas boards. At the back of the sketchbook is attached a printed invitation to the artist to attend the annual Council dinner at the Royal Academy, dated 15 December 1901, on which are drawn several pencil sketches for 'Apollo and Daphne'.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Sketchbook
TitleSketchbook (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, black chalk and pen and ink
Brief description
Sketchbook of J W Waterhouse
Physical description
Sketchbook containing studies of trees and foliage, human figures, landscape, etc., and preliminary studies for oil paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy including 'Phyllis and Demophoon' (1907) and 'Apollo and Daphne' (1908); also sketches possibly intended for 'Tristram and Isolde' (1917). 60 pages of white wove paper bound in canvas boards. At the back of the sketchbook is attached a printed invitation to the artist to attend the annual Council dinner at the Royal Academy, dated 15 December 1901, on which are drawn several pencil sketches for 'Apollo and Daphne'.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume, from catalogue height: 20.3cm
  • Size of volume, from catalogue width: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Worthing (Inscribed on p.12)
  • Tunbridge Wells (Inscribed on p.36)
  • Crowborough (Inscribed on p.48)
  • Mulgrave Woods (Inscribed on p.50)
  • (Inscribed variously with colour notes, etc.)
Credit line
Given by Mr J F Physick.
Subjects depicted
Trees
Landscapes
Apollo
Daphne
Bibliographic references
  • Prettejohn, Elizabeth, J. W. Waterhouse: the modern Pre-Raphaelite, Groninger Museum, Groningen and Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008 p.222-225, ill. p.230-231
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1949, London: HMSO, 1961.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3-1949

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Record createdJune 2, 2008
Record URL
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