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Sketchbook, ?1910/11: PD.83-1994

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Sketchbook, ?1910/11

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Categories

Description

Coverboards covered with white linen. Off-white paper. Collocation: four gatherings containing the following number of leafs: eight (one attached to front cover); eight; eight; six (one attached to back cover and two probably removed). Page 8 top half removed. Mostly studies for paintings/engravings and portrait studies. Studies especially featuring skeletal parts, sheep, women, babies, outline figures often moving and folds of cloth. In watercolour: figures in clearing (?classical) (4 verso and 5 recto), skeleton riding piggyback on female artist (11, verso), inverted studies of woman dancing with raised arms (13, verso), inverted study of three-armed ?musketeer (24, recto).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs

Dating

1910 - 1911

Note

This sketchbook contains preliminary sketches and possible early working ideas for the following engravings: 'Death and the Philosopher' [24] ?1910. 'Antony and Cleopatra' [30] ?1910. 'May Morning' [28 and 62] ?1910 'The Palmer' [31] ?1910. 'Flying' [33] ?1910. 'King Lear [35] ?1910. P.1151-1974

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black ink
Brown ink
Brown wash
Green wash
Red wash
Blue wash
Yellow-green wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Coverboards Height 233 mm Width 142 mm
Sheet Size Height 233 mm Width 142 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Stamp paper with red ink

Inscription present: upside down

  • Text: F 4 [scribbled over] 4/B4+1+1+6 1.0/Fare 4.71/2 / gum 41/2
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Text: 4.45 / Broadway 7.2
  • Location: Inside front cover, below the above
  • Text: Manufactured by / PERCY YOUNG. / ENGLISH & FOREIGN / ARTISTS' COLOURMAN, / GOWER ST., W.C., / London, England. / (Sketch Books a SpĂ©cialitĂ©.)
  • Location: Inside back cover, lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed label

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.83-1994
Primary reference Number: 27933

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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