- Museum number
- 1966,0118.2.1-42
- Description
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Bound sketch-book (114mm x 150) black leather spine with gold tooled bands, green leather cloth cover with title 'Sketches' embossed in gold, and label with date '1866', containing sketches of horses, figure studies, on unnumbered pages
All in graphite unless otherwise stated
Fly leaf recto: scored impression: 'Mimmie Thompson/ Arundel - 66'
Fly leaf verso: detail of coach springs with horse's hindquarters; above, a sketch of a lying horse with anatomical notes
F1r Inscribed: 'Arundel/ 1866/ No 1'; two drawings of horses lying down, one seen from the side the other a foreshorten view from the front; a slight sketch of the head and shoulders of a female figure
F1v The trunk and lower branches of a tree
F2r Sketches of two horses: above, lying down seen from the front, back legs extending onto F1v, the lower a slight sketch of a trotting horse
F2v Two details of a horse's right foreleg
F3r Two lying horses: upper one, its hindquarters seen from the rear; the lower, seen from the front
F3v A tethered saddled horse, seen from the rear; horse's ears; a tail
F4r Figure study of woman in riding habit with crop; a slight sketch of a mounted figure with flag on a galloping horse; detail of a horse's foreleg; unidentified [?] piece of harness
F4v An open carriage with hindquarters of a horse between the shafts
F5r Landscape with trees and distant cattle
F5v Studies of six figures on a beach: rear view of man sitting on a breakwater wearing a boater; front view of a man in top hat sitting on a rock; two children with spades; woman bending over with stick; rear view of woman's jacket with further slight sketch of the back of the jacket
F6r Two female figures in the water: one with long hair wading, the other floating on her back; detail of horse's head and neck wearing a collar, with anatomical notes; detail of hock
F6v Female figure with long hair, wearing pantaloons, following a cart loaded with a few logs, slight sketch of the hindquarters of the horse/donkey pulling the cart
F7r Beach scenes: woman in cloak standing beside a woman with parasol sitting on the sand, against a background of breakwaters and distant figures; below, two male figures lying on the beach wearing hats, one rear view propped up on elbow the other frontal view with left arm raised
F7v Side view of full length female figure wearing a cloak, carrying an umbrella; slight sketch of a man beside her
F8r Three-quarter length frontal sketch of a man in a hat playing the bagpipes; three male heads in profile
F8v Rear view of woman with parasol sitting on the sand [same subject as on F7r]; two back views of men, one smoking a pipe the other holding a cane; side view of man in cap smoking a pipe; head of man with moustache seen in profile wearing a trilby hat; slight sketch of man's profile [in railway carriage?]
F9r Side view of a standing horse, with nosebag and blanket, harnessed to front of a carriage with coachman in top hat
F9v Six studies of horses' forelegs
F10r Standing mare and suckling foal; detail of horse's head, frontal view; outline of hind leg
F10v Stag and two sketches of doe feeding; slight sketches of: deer's head; woman in crinoline; girl's ankles and boots
F11 Slight sketch of woman in crinoline reaching up to foliage; detail of horse's head in profile wearing harness and blinkers; slight outline of horse's foreleg
F11v Landscape of pond surrounded by fence
F12r Interior of [?] dairy with churn, bench, barrels and containers on shelves
F12v Sketches of utensils: inscribed '[?]... on a shelf'; bottle; basket pile of plates and upturned mugs
F13r Page of detailed studies of horses' forelegs with notes; inscribed:
'Königgrätz...'
F13v Rear view of horse's hindquarters with slight sketch of rider mounted on its back; further detail of hindquarters and two hind legs
F14r Side view of torso of standing horse; front view of horse with mounted bugler
F14v Rear view of hindquarters of a standing horse, with detail of horse's head
F15r Side view of standing horse with slight sketch of its rider; rear view of horse's hindquarters
F15v Outlines of three deer in profile and two stags; sailing boat and anchored boat
F16r Standing stag and deer with details of sitting deer with colour notes
F16v Standing stag and two studies of sitting stags; back view of a standing man in bowler hat; details of two arms with rolled-up sleeves
F17r Strutting stag; detail of animal's chest; two figures bathing' one with long hair wading the other floating [relates to sketch on F6r?]
F17v Side view of a harnessed horse between shafts of a open carriage [as similar subject on F4v]
F18r Front view of a horse's head; a sitting peacock; two mushrooms
F18v Side view of man in top hat walking; slight sketch of head and shoulders of man with beard wearing a top hat; head and shoulders in profile of [?] policeman in helmet; side view of a shaggy dog; slight outline of a flying fairy
F19r Outline of distant trees; head of dog [see F18v]
F19v Detail of tree trunk with hollow, graphite and grey wash, two further distant trunks
F20r Rear view of draught horse harnessed between shaft
F21v Seated shaggy dog, seen from the side [see F18v]; head and shoulders of woman with short curly hair; head and shoulders of man smoking pipe wearing a hat, seen in profile
F22r Detailed study of a donkey's head; sketch of seated omnibus driver with whip and top hat; slight figure of man behind also with a whip; figure of a porter carrying a basket on his head
F22v Two horses' heads; three-quarter length view of coachman holding reins and whip; slight profile of man in top hat; three-quarter length view of a [?] hussar; three-quarter length rear view of a gypsy smoking a pipe
F23r Atmospheric sketch of a tree [?] in a rain storm
F23v Skyscape inscribed; 'twilight'
F24r Street scene with upper part of wall, gates and lamppost and figure of man in hat; above, head and shoulders of a woman wearing a bonnet, in profile; horse's head
F24v Slight sketch of [?] farm implement on the ground
F25r Horse's muzzle; slight sky scape
F25v Profile of head, shoulder and forelegs of a horse; head and shoulders of a woman wearing a veil and cloak; head and shoulders of a man, smoking, seen in profile wearing a hat
F26r Rider on horseback, slight sketch of the horse
F26v Landscape at night with crescent moon
F27r Drawing a a stag, [drawn upside down]
F27v Head and shoulders of a bull; a horse's elbow; slight sketch, in frame, of a group of horses with foal
F28r Side view of a standing bull; detail of a bull's muzzle
F28v Study of a standing horse, seen from the side, graphite with grey wash; overdrawing of head and shoulders of a draught horse's head; two women's heads in profile, wearing scarf and bonnet
F28r Group of three women in crinolines and bonnets, third woman next to the outline of a man; details of three women's' heads in profile, wearing bonnets, one with a veil; profile of man's head with moustache, wearing a hat; detail of a horse's muzzle
F28v Sketch of a trotting horse, wearing a harness, seen from the side
F29r Horse's head, wearing blinkers, seen in profile; detail, inscribed: 'shoulder and forearm'
F29v Three quarter length sketch of a workman in cap, smoking a pipe; man's head in profile; sketch of horse seen from above its knees, slight sketch of its rider; three-quarter length sketch of an [?] hussar, seen in profile
F30r Seated woman in crinoline, writing on a [?] cushion on her lap
F30v Hindquarters of a horse, three-quarter length drawing of a women seen in profile, slight sketch of unidentified object
F31r Sketch of woman seen from behind, seated at a sloped drawing board, holding part of a skeleton; detail of fabric folds
F31v Part of a horse's foreleg; slight sketch of a shaggy dog
F32r Drawing of a horse seen from its hindquarters, set in a slight landscape with note: 'horizon', graphite with watercolour
F32v Head and shoulders of a young man in shirt sleeves; slight sketch of horse's ears and mane; detail of a foreleg; horse's head
F33r Two standing horses seen from the front, with slight indication of their riders
F33v Detailed study of a horse's 'Left humerus ...' with anatomical notes, drawn sideways
F34r Anatomical study of two leg bones inscribed: 'left forearm ...' with detailed notes, drawn sideways
F34v Details of horse's leg muscle, drawn sideways, inscribed with anatomical notes; sleeping horse
F35r Further drawing of a horse's leg muscle, inscribed with anatomical notes; sleeping horse
F35v Full length sketch of a young man in shirtsleeves, leaning on a ledge, drawn sideways
F36r Indecipherable name of the young man on F35v: sketch of horse with head in two positions; horse's forelegs
F36v Standing horse seen from the side
F37r Landscape of lake or river with small dinghy, surrounded by trees and low buildings
F37v Drawing of horse's head and shoulders with further head behind; slight sketches of horses and riders in action
F38r Outline of horses' forelegs
F38v Detail of horse's leg muscles with notes, drawn sideways
F39r Sketches of children: seated small boy with hat; slight facial features; girl in bonnet; young boy wearing a cap, three-quarter length; detail of seated horse's knees
F39v Detail of horse's head showing eye, cheek and forelock; side view of grazing horse; outline of the same horse's back; overdrawing of foreleg
F40r Study of horse seen from the side with slight sketch of its rider, further slight sketches of the horse's back; head and shoulders
F40v Grazing horse; study of rider in uniform with outstretched arm
F41r Further study of rider [on F40r] brandishing a dagger; slight sketch of the mounted rider, in battle action, with second horse
- Production date
- 1866
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1966
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
According to correspondence received by the BM from Runciman on 3. i.1966, he acquired this notebook at a junk shop a few days previously.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1966,0118.2.1-42
