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Sketch design for a panel of the frieze (in mosaic) on the main façade, South Kensington Museum

Design
ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and wash drawing on paper. Profile of eight standing men carrying various objects: from left (after a symbolic figure) Richard Redgrave, Henry Cole, Francis Fowke, John Lockwood Kipling, John Liddell (?), Godfrey Sykes and James Gamble.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSketch design for a panel of the frieze (in mosaic) on the main façade, South Kensington Museum (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, wash, paper, drawing
Brief description
Sketch design for a panel of the frieze (in mosaic) on the main façade, South Kensington Museum, pen and wash, Godfrey Sykes, ca. 1865
Physical description
Pen and wash drawing on paper. Profile of eight standing men carrying various objects: from left (after a symbolic figure) Richard Redgrave, Henry Cole, Francis Fowke, John Lockwood Kipling, John Liddell (?), Godfrey Sykes and James Gamble.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 27.5cm
Dimensions from catalogue: 4 ¼ x 9 7/8 inches
Style
Production typeDesign
Credit line
Given by Alan S Cole.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection
Accession number
E.5878-1910

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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