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1613693095
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Bound sketch-book, black leather-cloth spine with gold tooling and black covers (150mm x 230mm) with unnumbered leaves 15 of which are drawn upon , containing notes, studies of mostly military figures for paintings including "The Colours" exhibited R.A. 1899. Dated 1899 inside the front cover. Pencil, pen & ink , watercolour.
Inside front cover: compositional figure studies of British Guardsmen for the painting "The Colours" , 1899 inscribed and underlined
F1r Sketches of a horse's foreleg and knee joint , inscribed " very moulded" ?
F1v pen & ink studies of the same figure group for "The Colours" and F2r further pencil studies of the group
F2v three pen studies of a standard-bearer , plus a half length figure , an officer bare-headed and a seated older figure on the right.
F3 r & v blank
F4r pen study of a standard-bearer and two studies of a man raising his hat in greeting to a lady on the right.
F4v two watercolour sketched of Regimental Colours wit… (See Merlin record for full description)
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