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Drawings. Visual works.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Visual works produced by drawing, which is the application of lines on a surface, often paper, by using a pencil, pen, chalk, or some other tracing instrument to focus on the delineation of form rather than the application of color. This term is often defined broadly to refer to computer-generated images as well. (AAT) Include sketches under 'Drawings', but ignore doodles, unless particularly noteworthy. (NLS) In the published catalogues this heading was used for pictures. The heading 'Pictures' was used for all lists of pictures and for descriptions of treatises on pictures. (NLS) .

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Two portraits of Austen Henry Layard, with a portrait of his wife, Enid., 1852-1963.

 File
Identifier: MS.42408
Scope and Contents Folio 1. Photographic reproduction, ?1963 or a little before, of a portrait of Austen Henry Layard from an original black chalk sketch, circa 1852, by G.F. Watts. The image has been reduced significantly in comparison to the original, which is held in the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 1006). The reproduction would appear to have been created to be used in a publication as the recto has been marked at the margins by way of...
Dates: 1852-1963.