drawing; sketch-book

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Object Type: drawing; sketch-book
Museum number: 1850,0223.835
Description: Three leaves, inlaid together, from a sketchbook, with four drawings on recto and verso, 3rd leaf trimmed to right York from the SE [1st opening]; with York Castle, tower of Fishergate Postern, Bishop Hill, York Minster, and other landmarks Pen and black ink, with grey wash Ely [2nd opening]; distant view of the Cathedral and city from the N Pen and black ink and brown wash Boston Stump, Lincolnshire [3rd opening, on l]; view from the W towards Boston Church Pen and brown and black ink, with brown wash View over open country [3rd opening, on r] Pen and black ink, with graphite
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1647-1728
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 101 millimetres; Width: 445 millimetres (1st opening)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: See also 1850,0223.808 See also 1850,0223.829 See also 1850,0223.816 See also 1850,0223.816..* See also 1850,0223.824
Bibliographic references: Croft-Murray 1960 / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum, XVI and XVII centuries (4(a)); Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (5)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2012 April-Aug, York, Fairfax House, Views of York
Subjects
Associated places: Topographic representation of: York; Topographic representation of: Ely; Topographic representation of: Boston Stump
Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Mrs Frances Wyndham; Previous owner/ex-collection: Wadham Wyndham; Previous owner/ex-collection: Parrott (Family;?)
Acquisition date: 1850
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1850,0223.835

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