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'A friendly visit to the studio': PD.386-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

'A friendly visit to the studio'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 324 mm
Width: 269 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: in or after AD 1850 : Watermark: J. WHATMAN / 1850.

Note

After Gay.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink with watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AESCULAPIUS
  • Location: Lower left, on pedestal
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Gay - again / Invent 1831
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: A Friendly Visit to the Studio. / Visitor [I never heard that any of the Ancient Sculptors practiced / caricaturing. Indeed I think it is very Unclassical and Unpolite. / Answer [No nor I never heard that any of those Men were thrown into your / pestiferous Black Hole for nothing. Besides this is the third time I have been / attacked by your Bludgeon Men. Seven years since I received a Wound which laid / me useless for Four Months by a Being of the name of Gough while standing with / my family in the most Peaceable manner in a place where I had paid for Admission / to view the Ascent of Grahams Balloon. And now Sir do you call those things Classical / and Polite.
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.386-R
Primary reference Number: 29225
Temporary Perceval number: PB386
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "'A friendly visit to the studio'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29225 Accessed: 2024-11-24 20:53:59

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29225 |title='A friendly visit to the studio' |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 20:53:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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