Sketches of Armour - Study for James I
1844
Accession number: 1906P617
Pen and black ink on paper.
Width: 330 mm
Height: 267 mm
Information
The work is a design for Millais' Book of Armour, 1845. Millais made a series of studies of armoury at the Tower of London. There are five other related sketches in Birmingham's collection. A sketchbook associated with these drawings is the V&A, London.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | John Everett Millais | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James the 1st/... (ink). | ||||
| Title | top right | Written | - | |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millais, PRB, PRA | |||
| 199 | Royal Academy of Arts, London | 1967-01 - 1967-04 | |
| 199 | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool | 1967 - 1967 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais | |||
| John Guille Millais | 1899 | - | vol. 1, p. 33. |
| John Everett Millais: Illustrator and Narrator | |||
| Paul Goldman | 2004 | Lund Humphries, Aldershot | B9 |
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons, Ltd, Derby | p. 262. |
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