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Chalk Drawing - Portrait of a Boy
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1953P171 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1770 - 1824 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | John Downman - View biography for John Downman |
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Notes | Downman made a celebrated drawing of a black sailor, Thomas Williams, in 1815 (London, Tate Britain, Oppé Collection) and this drawing may perhaps have been made around the same time. The sitter is likely have been a servant in a wealthy house or perhaps a cabin-boy. Unusually for Downman, who regularly annotated his drawings with information or comment, this design bears no inscription identifying the sitter. In order to model the face he has used a cylinder of tightly rolled paper or leather called a stump with which he rubbed the chalk on the paper. | Presented by J Leslie Wright1953, received on his death, 1954. |
Further Information | School/Style: | Portrait |
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Medium: | Black chalk with touches of red, heightened with white, on paper. |
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Material(s): | Chalk |
Dimensions | Height: | 82 mm |
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Width: | 65 mm |
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