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Album of sketches for paintings: 3686

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Album of sketches for paintings

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Haydon, Benjamin Robert

Entities

Categories

Description

107 ff

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1905) by Parsons (Brompton Road)

Dating

Circa 1805 - 1826

Note

Catalogued in detail only as far as f. 50

Sketches for biblical, literary and classical subjects

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Album Page Size Height 314 mm Width 194 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Composition / Book
  • Location: Spine of album
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Ideas in embryo for compositions / 1807
  • Location: Front cover
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: last line written in a darker ink

  • Text: Paid Mr Pound. April 17. 181 (4 or 9?) / four poungs. on Acct. / No. 8 Crown Court. Mrs S.
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: A/-
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 61 / 67
  • Location: Inside front cover, bottom left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Drawings -
  • Location: Inside front cover, bottom right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3686
Primary reference Number: 10931
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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