Portrait of Thomas Moore, poet
Drawing
1830-8 (made)
1830-8 (made)
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Moore sits a a table with a book open against his left arm. In his right hand he has a pen. Also on the table are an ink well, an oil lamp and envelopes, and a small flower in a vase. Moore looks off to the left. He wears a brown coat and blue trousers. Next to him is a trellis with a plant growing up it.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Thomas Moore, poet (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour drawing |
| Brief description | Alfred Croquis (Daniel Maclise, R.A.), Portrait of Thomas Moore, poet. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Moore sits a a table with a book open against his left arm. In his right hand he has a pen. Also on the table are an ink well, an oil lamp and envelopes, and a small flower in a vase. Moore looks off to the left. He wears a brown coat and blue trousers. Next to him is a trellis with a plant growing up it. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Thomas Moore (Inscribed in pencil) |
| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
| Object history | Between 1830 and 1838 Maclise contributed portraits of 'illustrious literary figures' to Fraser's Magazine, which were published under the pseudonym of Alfred Croquis. The V&A owns a set of 24 of the original drawings (F.87:1-24). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | F.87:19 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2008 |
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