Freehand Drawing
Design
ca. 1868 (made)
ca. 1868 (made)
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Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. Design for the lunette "Freehand Drawing" in room 101. On the left, an older bearded man sitting in a chair, a younger man standing at an easel with a palette, and a boy sitting on a stool with a drawing pad, while on the other side another boy stands, holding the young man's painting at a distance for the old man to point at and talk to the young man about. Also on the left is a plinth bearing fruit and a peacock. In the background is a mural or a window showing a landscape behind with a rainbow and trees. In the centre forefront is a vase of roses.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Freehand Drawing (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour |
| Brief description | Alfred Morgan. Design for the "Freehand Drawing" lunette from the Competition Gallery (now room 101), pencil, watercolour, bodycolour, ca. 1868 |
| Physical description | Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. Design for the lunette "Freehand Drawing" in room 101. On the left, an older bearded man sitting in a chair, a younger man standing at an easel with a palette, and a boy sitting on a stool with a drawing pad, while on the other side another boy stands, holding the young man's painting at a distance for the old man to point at and talk to the young man about. Also on the left is a plinth bearing fruit and a peacock. In the background is a mural or a window showing a landscape behind with a rainbow and trees. In the centre forefront is a vase of roses. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E.M. Betts. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.378-1943 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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