‘Who are you?’ he said at last. ‘Are you a ghost?’
Drawing
ca. 1911 (made)
ca. 1911 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing of a boy sitting in bed. A girl stands next to the bed wearing a nightdress and shawl, and carrying a candle.
Object details
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| Title | ‘Who are you?’ he said at last. ‘Are you a ghost?’ (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Charles Robinson, ‘Who are you?’ he said at last. ‘Are you a ghost?’. Drawing for illustration to ‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published by Henemann, London, 1911. Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing of a boy sitting in bed. A girl stands next to the bed wearing a nightdress and shawl, and carrying a candle. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Edith Mary Robinson, daughter of the artist. |
| Object history | E.169 to 189-1982 bequeathed by Miss Edith Mary Robinson, daughter of the artist. |
| Literary reference | ‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published by Henemann, London, 1911. |
| Bibliographic reference | Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012
p.104, pl.95 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.169-1982 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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