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"...Ye artist reposes on the South side of ye wonderfulle Bedde": 1087/2

Object information

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Titles

"...Ye artist reposes on the South side of ye wonderfulle Bedde"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Lear, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 170 mm
Width: 217 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-06) by Squire, William Barclay

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue, laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink on blue laid paper, laid down on album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 2
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: (the numbers 1-17)
  • Location: Throughout the drawing
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: (Ye Prospecte is taken from ye Easte side of ye beautifulle chamber / ye artist reposes on the south side of ye. wonderfulle Bedde.-)
  • Location: Below the drawing
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

  • Text: 1. ye artist his heade. 2/ ye artist his bearde / 3. ye artist his toze / 4. ye dressing table / 5. ye pinnecussion,
  • Location: Below the drawing, left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: 6. ye little pinnes. / 7. ye. curly burlies. / 8. ye. looking glass. / 9.9 ye. Curtings. / 10. ye. Windown pains. / 11. ye chest of Drares.
  • Location: Below the drawing, centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: 12. ye grate & his Barres. / 13. his coles. / 14. ye great black Obstacle. / 15. ye mysterious Jubbe. / 16. ye warzes / 17. ye Candlystic. 18. ye wonderfulle / Bedde.
  • Location: Below drawing, right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1087/2
Primary reference Number: 11792
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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