AR82: Sir William Holburne' s sketchbook (no.2)
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| Museum number | AR82 |
| Title | Sir William Holburne' s sketchbook (no.2) |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Book » Manuscript |
| Date | Between 1824 and 1825 |
| People |
Holburne, Thomas William (1793-1873) (known) - Draughtsman/draughtsmen |
| Place of origin | Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Italy |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Dimensions |
21.4 cm height whole 28.7 cm width whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Book/Document » Leaves » Paper Pictures: Medium » Ink Pictures: Medium » Paint » Watercolour Pictures: Medium » Pencil/ graphite/plumbago Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description |
Roughly quarto volume, half bound in green leather with gold tooling. Buff endpapers, 59 leaves (many blank) and 3 smaller loose leaves.The pages contain a mixture of drawings and watercolours. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Subject |
Buildings and gardens Figure Genre Landscape |
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| Notes | This appears to be a sketchbook used by Sir William Holburne during his Grand Tour of 1824-25. A drawing of the Temple of Fortune at Palestrina is dated 1 May 1825, when, according to his passport William was in Rome (L631). Other sketches include the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, a Swiss chalet, a study of hands after Raphael and various figure studies and sketches of unidentified buildings.
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| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Establishing taste: Sir William' s Grand Tour, 1824-5
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive |
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| Gallery Label |
Sketch book and loose sketch Paper with card cover, 1824-5 Contains sketches by Sir William Holburne of Italian scenes, figures and details, some copied from contemporary prints, executed during his tour of Italy, 1824-5. Holburne Archive (Unknown) 29-4-2004 |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Sir Thomas William Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum | ||||||
| Exhibition history |
Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir Thomas William Holburne of Bath |
