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Sketchbook
Author
Title
Sketchbook [art original].
Published
[Italy? and England], [between 1784 and 1796]
Physical Description
ca. 70 drawings in 1 album : wash and pencil, pen and ink ; binding 16 x 23 cm
Notes
Title assigned by cataloger.
Pages [52]-[66] blank.
Worn marbled-paper boards, spine lacking; annotated on cover: MB [monogram] 1790 Pisa.
Provenance
Purchased by W.S. Lewis, July 1923 from Southeran.
Summary
A collection of pencil sketches mostly on ca. 51 pages. The first two are drawings of Pisa, but most are sketches done in the summer of 1796 of sites in England including: Twickenham, Goodwood House, Pagham, Bognor, as well as other undated and unidentified sites. One sketch from 1784 tipped in and one of a kangaroo.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 12, 2009
References
Mary Berry, Sketchbook. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Mary Berry, Sketchbook. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Graphite drawings - British - 18th century.
Wash drawings - British - 18th century.
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