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Wanstead House

Drawing
late 1770s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Indian ink and wash drawing of Wanstead House, Essex, with groups of people in the foreground including an artist, two men and a horse, a family group and men and women with a phaeton

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWanstead House (generic title)
Materials and techniques
indian ink and wash
Brief description
George Robertson. View of Wanstead House, Essex, with groups of people in the foreground, late 1770s
Physical description
Indian ink and wash drawing of Wanstead House, Essex, with groups of people in the foreground including an artist, two men and a horse, a family group and men and women with a phaeton
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4375in
  • Width: 17.4375in
Object history
The British Museum own an engraving taken from this drawing by James Fittler and published by John Boydell in London on 1 January 1780. (BM no. 1878,0112.239)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.2517-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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