Copy of a Knight and his Lady
1850 – 1859
Accession number: 1927P394
Pen and brown ink on tracing paper.
Width: 158 mm
Height: 236 mm
Information
These studies appear to be drawings of tomb effigies. It seems most likely that they were copied from a nineteenth-century sourcebook of effigies, possibly Charles Stothard's 'Monumental Effigies of Great Britain' (first pub 1817) which included multiple views of effigies to aid artists in their quest for accurate costume. It is also possible that as Betty Elzea suggests they may have been copied from J. S. Cotman's 'Engravings of ... Selpulchral Brasses in Norfolk, 1814-1819, which 'was no doubt in the collection of James Bulwer [Sandy's patron] at Hunworth Rectory' (Betty Elzea, 'Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné, p. 152).
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Frederick Sandys | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29th. Hunworth . | ||||
| Inscription | below image | Handwritten | - | Brown ink. |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné | |||
| Betty Elzea | 2001 | Antique Collectors' Club in association with Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | No. 1.C.158., p. 152 |
Provenance
| Acquired by Charles Fairfax Murray probably before June 1895, acquired by J R Holliday (Elzea). |
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