Artist
George Robertson(British, born Scotland, 1777–1833)British, born Scotland, 1777–1833
CultureBritish
Titles
- Sketchbook of Landscape Drawings
Datec. 1805
MediumWatercolor, ink, ink wash, graphite and black chalk on forty-six sheets of wove paper
DimensionsOpen: 9/16 × 5 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (1.4 × 13.1 × 42 cm)
Closed: 9/16 × 5 3/16 × 8 3/8 in. (1.4 × 13.1 × 21.3 cm)
Closed: 9/16 × 5 3/16 × 8 3/8 in. (1.4 × 13.1 × 21.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by the Robert Cummins Stuart and Frances Wells Stuart Endowment
Object number2024.546
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition Historynot published
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The sketchbook has inscriptions throughout. See detailed inscription sheet, TBD.
On the cover: Sketch Book of George Robertson. The old Derby China Works.
Inside back cover:
Inscribed in pen [cursive] upper center: signature in miniature writing on label George Robertson and sticker indicating that the sketchbook came from Newman Soho Square, London
On the cover: Sketch Book of George Robertson. The old Derby China Works.
Inside back cover:
Inscribed in pen [cursive] upper center: signature in miniature writing on label George Robertson and sticker indicating that the sketchbook came from Newman Soho Square, London
Watermark: none noted
Catalogue raisonnénot published
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