Sketchbook, c. 1950
Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen
Coverboards covered in black grained paper.Some damage along the spine. Collocation: seven gatherings containing the following number of folios: nine (one attached to the front cover), eleven; thirteen; eleven; twelve; eleven; eight (one attached to back cover). 73 leaves. Perforated along spine. Pages 43 verso to 57 verso blank, except 52 recto. Rectos blank Page 59 to end. Many versos blank up to page 42, but not regularly so.
Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs
Production date: circa AD 1950
This sketchbook contains a number of preliminary notes and studies for 'Period Piece', 1952. Studies focus mainly on figures/portraits, horses and cows, swans, architecture and landscape including trees. One inverted portrait of a seated girl (pen and black ink) Page 12 verso. One pen and ink study relating to chaperoning incident described in Period Piece, page 19 recto. One graphite portrait of man, identifed as 'Professor of ?Music from ?Cirene'
Support
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paper
Coverboards
Height 278 mm
Width 211 mm
Sheet Size
Height 279 mm
Width 213 mm
Inscription present: in another hand
Inscription present: in a different hand
Inscription present: Royal Coat of Arms printed centre of label
Accession number: PD.162-1994
Primary reference Number: 27480
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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