Sketchbook
| Title | Sketchbook |
|---|---|
| Artist | George Cruikshank English, 1792-1878 |
| Date | n.d. 19th century |
| Medium | Sketchbook with 16 leaves and 34 pages (including endpapers) of drawings in graphite, many with watercolor, pen and ink or gouache, on cream wove paper, with additional drawings on wove and laid papers tipped in, bound with worn calf-covered boards and in a red levant morocco slip case lined in red watered silk |
| Classification | sketchbook |
| Origin | England England |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. John W. Taylor, Mrs. Winthrop M. Robinson, Jr. and Mrs. Fred D. Sauter from the Estate of Frances Hooper |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Sketchbook” is a work by George Cruikshank English, 1792-1878, dated n.d.. It is executed in sketchbook with 16 leaves and 34 pages (including endpapers) of drawings in graphite, many with watercolor, pen and ink or gouache, on cream wove paper, with additional drawings on wove and laid papers tipped in, bound with worn calf-covered boards and in a red levant morocco slip case lined in red watered silk and classified as sketchbook. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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