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Preparatory drawing for a comic valentine: P.14345-R-10

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Preparatory drawing for a comic valentine

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Publisher: S. Marks & Sons

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A preparatory drawing in graphite with tonal contrasts in grey wash on cream wove paper for a comic valentine. A male figure facing left, apparently depicting a lawyer, who wears a black suit and hat and has a quill behind his ear. He holds a sack and carries a roll of paper under his right arm and holds another roll of paper in his right hand, inscribed "LAW" (written backwards in preparation for the engraving process). The figure has an oversized head with a beak-like nose. One of a group bought by Glaisher at a sale, the catalogue clipping affixed to the same album leaf: "749 - Original wash Valentine Drawings - A collection of 8 executed for Messrs. Marks & Co. by BRITTAIN ...". This group of valentines was bought in 1924 from the bookseller, R.S. Frampton who was based at "Walton House", 37 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4. The bookseller's catalogue (No. 35), with several lot descriptions cut from it, was found in boxes containing Glaisher's valentines. See P.14529-R. See also P.14345-R-3 - P.14345-R-9 for the other valentines in this group. The drawings were probably produced for S. Marks & Sons, who specialised in comic valentines during the 1850s.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1850 - Circa 1860

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wash (grey)
Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14345-R-10
Primary reference Number: 214295

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Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

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

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