Design for 'Steel Smelting' mosaic in V&A Courtyard: man with smelting tongs.
Design
ca. 1876 (made)
ca. 1876 (made)
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Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top. Preparatory, full-length figure study. This design shows a man facing frontally in contrapposto stance, his head leaning to the left and his sleeves rolled up. He holds a long, thin instrument, possibly a fire iron, whose full length is cut off by the side edges of the paper. Paper of irregular shape. Tearing, creasing, and small fold in lower right-hand corner. Foxing, and some staining and fingerprints. Some deterioration of charcoal. Craquelure and pooling of fixative. Conservation mounting underneath paper.
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Materials and techniques | Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top |
Brief description | Design for ‘Steel Smelting’ mosaic in V&A Courtyard: man with fire iron, possibly, drawn, Reuben Townroe, ca. 1876 |
Physical description | Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top. Preparatory, full-length figure study. This design shows a man facing frontally in contrapposto stance, his head leaning to the left and his sleeves rolled up. He holds a long, thin instrument, possibly a fire iron, whose full length is cut off by the side edges of the paper. Paper of irregular shape. Tearing, creasing, and small fold in lower right-hand corner. Foxing, and some staining and fingerprints. Some deterioration of charcoal. Craquelure and pooling of fixative. Conservation mounting underneath paper. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912 |
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Accession number | E.2924-1911 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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