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Sketchbook: 3688

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Titles

Sketchbook

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Romney, George

Categories

Description

Hard-bound sketchbook containing 42 pages. The following follios are blank and are not listed elsewhere: 18, 21 - 41(recto), and 42 (recto).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1906) by James Tregaskis

Dating

Production date: ? AD 1792-08

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Page Size Height 158 mm Width 195 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: August / 92
  • Location: Front cover
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Milton / The bad
  • Location: Front cover, below the above
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: George Romney's sketch book / 6/15/-
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 524/997
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3688
Primary reference Number: 16269

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sketchbook" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/16269 Accessed: 2024-05-07 06:28:11

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