"... Ye Artist a repozing of himself on the East side of ye wonderfull bedde": 1087/4

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue, laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink on blue laid paper, laid down on album sheet

Inscription or legends present

• Text: No. 4
• Location: Upper left
• Method of creation: Brown ink

• Text: (the numbers 1-20)
• Location: Throughout the drawing
• Method of creation: Brown ink

• Text: Ye Prospecte is taken from ye south side of ye beautifulle chamber, with ye. artiste / a reposing of himself on the Eas side of ye. wonderfulle bedde.
• Location: Below the drawing
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

• Text: 1. ye. wonderfulle bedde. / 2. ye artist his head _ / 3 _____ his porz. / 4 ______ his Toze / 5 ye. pillows.
• Location: Below the drawing, left
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correpond to numbers in drawing

• Text: 6. ye long sofa / 7. ye artist his garmints. / 8. ye. chaires / 9. ye curtings of ye window. / 10 ye dressing table.
• Location: Below the drawing, mid-left
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

• Text: 11. ye Pinnecushing. / 12. ye. Pinnes. 13. ye. curly burlies. / 14. ye looking glass. . 15 ye distant tree
• Location: Below drawing, mid-right
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: numbers correspond to numbers in drawing

• Text: 16 ye cockrobin / 17. ye hensrobbin / 18. ye. little dreames / 19. ye. flies on ye. window paines. / 20. ye artist his slppers.
• Location: Below drawing, right
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1087/4
Primary reference Number: 11796
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