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Title
Drawings / done by Edmund Hearne at Douay under Mr. Coyeaux.
Production
Douai, France, 1780.
Physical Description
circa 87 drawings in 1 sketchbook : chalk, pencil, pen and ink and wash, and watercolor ; sketchbook 23 x 18 cm
Notes
Title from manuscript title page.
Place and date of creation from manuscript title page and text.
Inscription facing manuscript title page: "This book belongs to Ed Hearne at the English monks at Douay". Variations of this inscription are repeated in French and Latin on the same page.
Many of the sketches are signed or initialed by Hearne.
Binding: contemporary vellum over boards.
Text in English, French, and Latin.
Provenance
Purchased from Samuel Gedge Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2017.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Edmund Hearne (or Hearn) (active 18th century) was Irish. He and his brother Henry arrived at the English College in Douai, France from the Jesuit College of St. Omer in Bruges, Belgium in October 1773. They were sent to live in the community of English Benedictine monks at St. Gregory's in Douai, France in December 1774.
Summary
One sketchbook containing circa 87 drawings and paintings in chalk, pencil, pen and ink and wash, and watercolor, by Edmund Hearne, 1780. Hearne was likely a student at the school run by the monks at St. Gregory's, Douai, France when he created the sketches under the instruction of Mr. Coyeaux. The subjects depicted include: animals, including birds, dogs, and horses; buildings; studies of facial expressions and emotions, each labeled in ink; figure and costume studies; flowers; landscapes; pastoral scenes; and portraits of men and women. One of the drawings depicting a man is labeled "The college dress of the English monks".
Format
Images
Language
English; French; Latin
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2021
References
Edmund Hearne, Drawings. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Edmund Hearne, Drawings. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Chalk drawings.
Drawings (visual works)
Pen and ink drawings.
Sketchbooks.
Studies (visual works)
Watercolors (visual works)
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