Sketchbook
1878-1879 (made)
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Sketchbook containing plans for additions to (?) Archbishop Tennison’s School at Lambeth and for a sculptor’s house and studio; designs for a fender for (?) Frederick Sandys, a fireplace and an overmantel; studies of buildings etc. from sources in the British Museum; sketches of the Hôtel de Ville at La Rochelle etc.; a drawing of Whistler in court, and one of a girl at Lutyens’s house. 74 pages (some torn, others missing) of metallic surfaced paper, thread-stitched, the covers missing.
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Materials and techniques | Metal-point on paper |
Brief description | Sketchbook containing studies of buildings, sketches at La Rochelle, designs for interiors, architectural plans for additions to (?) Archbishop Tennison's School at Lambeth etc. and a drawing of Whistler in court. Metal-point drawings by Edward William Godwin, 1878-1879. |
Physical description | Sketchbook containing plans for additions to (?) Archbishop Tennison’s School at Lambeth and for a sculptor’s house and studio; designs for a fender for (?) Frederick Sandys, a fireplace and an overmantel; studies of buildings etc. from sources in the British Museum; sketches of the Hôtel de Ville at La Rochelle etc.; a drawing of Whistler in court, and one of a girl at Lutyens’s house. 74 pages (some torn, others missing) of metallic surfaced paper, thread-stitched, the covers missing. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.248-1963 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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