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"... Ye Artist a repozing of himself on the East side of ye wonderfull bedde": 1087/4

Object information

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Titles

"... Ye Artist a repozing of himself on the East side of ye wonderfull bedde"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Lear, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 170 mm
Width: 216 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. 4
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: (the numbers 1-20)
  • Location: Throughout the drawing
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Ye Prospecte is taken from ye south side of ye beautifulle chamber, with ye. artiste / a reposing of himself on the Eas 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. wonderfulle bedde. / 2. ye artist his head _ / 3 _____ his porz. / 4 ______ his Toze / 5 ye. pillows.
  • Location: Below the drawing, left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correpond to numbers in drawing

  • Text: 6. ye long sofa / 7. ye artist his garmints. / 8. ye. chaires / 9. ye curtings of ye window. / 10 ye dressing table.
  • Location: Below the drawing, mid-left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

  • Text: 11. ye Pinnecushing. / 12. ye. Pinnes. 13. ye. curly burlies. / 14. ye looking glass. . 15 ye distant tree
  • Location: Below drawing, mid-right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

  • Text: 16 ye cockrobin / 17. ye hensrobbin / 18. ye. little dreames / 19. ye. flies on ye. window paines. / 20. ye artist his slppers.
  • Location: Below drawing, right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1087/4
Primary reference Number: 11796
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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