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Woman and Bird Cage

Drawing
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink drawing depicting a woman's face behind a bird cage. Two birds have been freed, and they sit on perches on the left hand side with a black cat poised in the foreground.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWoman and Bird Cage (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting a woman and a bird cage. Great Britain, ca. mid-19th century.
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing depicting a woman's face behind a bird cage. Two birds have been freed, and they sit on perches on the left hand side with a black cat poised in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm
  • Width: 14.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
grey / Blueish (Inscribed in ink next to highest bird.)
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection
Accession number
F.88:353

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2008
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