The Bloomsbury Christening
Drawing
1830s (made)
1830s (made)
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A tracing in pencil.
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| Title | The Bloomsbury Christening (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
| Brief description | 'The Bloomsbury Christening'. Tracing of a pencil drawing by George Cruikshank for 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens. Illustrations for the edition published by John Macrone, 1830s. |
| Physical description | A tracing in pencil. |
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| Content description | A male and two female figures surround a woman in a cap, holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. |
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| Literary reference | 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens, first published in 1836. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.13. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9725A/G |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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