Design
ca.1725-1760 (made)
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Design for a mural tablet showing two cherubs holding back folds of drapery from a medallion containing the profile of a woman. Beneath them, a sarcophagus, with a skull and crossed palm branches. Inscribed in pen with scale and on the back, the dimensions.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
Brief description | Design for a mural tablet by John Rysbrack, showing two cherubs holding back folds of drapery from a medallion containing the profile of a woman. Beneath them, a sarcophagus, with a skull and crossed palm branches. Great Britain, ca.1725-1760. |
Physical description | Design for a mural tablet showing two cherubs holding back folds of drapery from a medallion containing the profile of a woman. Beneath them, a sarcophagus, with a skull and crossed palm branches. Inscribed in pen with scale and on the back, the dimensions. |
Dimensions |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pen with the scale 'No. (1) The Height - 9 ft. 5 in. Width - 5. 0.' |
Object history | This design bears some resemblance to the memorial to the second and third Dukes of Beaufort in Badminton Church, Gloucestershire. E.431, E.433, E.435, E.437, E.439, E.444, E.452 and E.453 are from the collection of Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784). |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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Accession number | E.449-1946 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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