Untitled sketchbook
Artist: Gamley, Henry Snell, RSA · 1865-1928
The sketchbook appears to be complete, comprising twenty-eight leaves. The majority of the leaves are sketched on both faces (recto and verso) with a few on one side only. They include studies of children, men and women, some of whom are probably family members, but included also is a profile head of an unidentified church minister (Leaf 21r) and Leaf 69v is a sketch of the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) taken from a contemporary photograph of 1876 (vide NPG Ax5568 & NPG x46497). Leaf 19(v) may be a portrait of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). There is a mixture of observed and slightly humorous portraits throughout the book.
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Date c.1880 - c.1889 Accession 2016.110 Type Sketch book Mixed media Materials Cover card
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Medium Pencil
Medium Pen and inkDimensions Support size (closed)
8.8cm
Support size (clsoed)
13.5cmAcquisition Gift Hall, Hilary (December 13th, 2006) -
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