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Drawing

1890s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch of Vesta Victoria on the stage at the Old Bedford, Camden Town, London. Drawing in pencil, blue chalk and watercolour on buff paper by Walter Sickert, R.A. Signed in ink 'Walter Richard Sickert' and inscribed 'To Miss Helen Saunders The Bedford in the nineties.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawing in pencil, blue chalk and watercolour on buff paper
Brief description
Sketch of Vesta Victoria on the stage at the Old Bedford, Camden Town, London. Drawing in pencil, blue chalk and watercolour on buff paper by Walter Sickert, R.A. Signed in ink 'Walter Richard Sickert' and inscribed 'To Miss Helen Saunders The Bedford in the nineties.
Physical description
Sketch of Vesta Victoria on the stage at the Old Bedford, Camden Town, London. Drawing in pencil, blue chalk and watercolour on buff paper by Walter Sickert, R.A. Signed in ink 'Walter Richard Sickert' and inscribed 'To Miss Helen Saunders The Bedford in the nineties.
Dimensions
  • Height: 206mm
  • Width: 116mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Walter Richard Sickert' (Signed)
  • 'To Miss Helen Saunders The Bedford in the nineties' (Inscribed)
Object history
The Old Bedford Music Hall in Canden Town was burnt down in 1899 and subsequently rebult as the New Bedford.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO, 1967
Collection
Accession number
E.2477-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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