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Background imageSketching Collection: How they are produced by Bruce Bairnsfather

How they are produced by Bruce Bairnsfather
An autobiographical cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing how he produces his famous Fragments in France, cartoons showing life for the typical British Tommy on the Western Front during World

Background imageSketching Collection: Emily Lady Pakenham

Emily Lady Pakenham
EMILY LADY PAKENHAM (nee Stapleton) wife of sir Hercules Pakenham, depicted sketching. Date: ? - 1875

Background imageSketching Collection: John Hamilton Mortimer

John Hamilton Mortimer
JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER painter of historical subjects and romantic themes such as bandits in a rocky landscape. Date: 1740 - 1779

Background imageSketching Collection: Frances Irby

Frances Irby
FRANCES IRBY (nee Wright) second wife of Frederick Paul Irby, naval officer - evidently she occupied herself with sketching during his long absences at sea. Date: ? - 1852

Background imageSketching Collection: Portrait of his Son Sketching

Portrait of his Son Sketching (c. 1769). Hone, Nathaniel 1718-1784. Date: 1769 (circa)

Background imageSketching Collection: Boys sketching rabbit, 1949. The Natural History Museum, Lo

Boys sketching rabbit, 1949. The Natural History Museum, Lo
To ensure the children actually learnt something during their visit, they had to research and produce a description of the animals they drew

Background imageSketching Collection: Detail from Gallery with Views of Modern Rome

Detail from Gallery with Views of Modern Rome

Background imageSketching Collection: A sketching party taking their repast, drawn on the spot byJ

A sketching party taking their repast, drawn on the spot byJ.R. Smith 1817, and attempted to colour in 1846, 29 years after d

Background imageSketching Collection: Soldier, World War II by David Wright

Soldier, World War II by David Wright
Painting by David Wright of a soldier in Army uniform identified only as John seated while drawing in a sketchbook. 1943

Background imageSketching Collection: Making a discovery

Making a discovery
Whilst sketching in the gardens of a church, Dr Syntax notices the advances of a gentleman towards a young lady

Background imageSketching Collection: Still Sketching by George Ranstead

Still Sketching by George Ranstead
Drawing on a postcard showing a sailor sketching his comrades on the deck of a ship.The sketch is by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Background imageSketching Collection: Sketching Cattle

Sketching Cattle
Dr Syntax sketches some picturesque livestock. Date: 1815

Background imageSketching Collection: Year 19-- George still sketching! by George Ranstead

Year 19-- George still sketching! by George Ranstead
A humorous self-portrait of the artist showing him still sketching somewhere on the Western Front many years in the future

Background imageSketching Collection: Raymond Sheppard self portrait - drawing

Raymond Sheppard self portrait - drawing
Raymond Sheppard self portrait - sketching. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G. Boxsius and in addition to exhibiting work at the R.A

Background imageSketching Collection: Self portrait studies by Raymond Sheppard

Self portrait studies by Raymond Sheppard
Raymond Sheppard self portrait - head and shoulders studies (back view) whilst drawing. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G

Background imageSketching Collection: Art Studio - Queens College, Harley Street

Art Studio - Queens College, Harley Street. Ladies sketching a model, with the teacher alongside. Various classical busts surround the studio as inspiration

Background imageSketching Collection: Sketching Club, 1882

Sketching Club, 1882
Engraving showing the studio of a Victorian sketching club, with a female in classical dress acting as model for a large group of amateur artists, 1882

Background imageSketching Collection: Bonvoisin / Mars / Hommes D

Bonvoisin / Mars / Hommes D
MAURICE BONVOISIN alias MARS French artist

Background imageSketching Collection: William Heath Robinson

William Heath Robinson
WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON The well-known illustrator and cartoonist pictured wearing a trilby and working on his sketch book. Best known as the " gadget king"

Background imageSketching Collection: Sketching the Lion Gate

Sketching the Lion Gate
The artist for The Illustrated London News talks to local shepherds as he sketches the Lion gate at Mycenae, the earliest relief sculpture on the Greek mainland

Background imageSketching Collection: Vanity Fair / Sketching

Vanity Fair / Sketching
A fine summer evening

Background imageSketching Collection: Advert / Art Prague 1895

Advert / Art Prague 1895
Poster, probably for an art exhibition in Prague

Background imageSketching Collection: LA Perouse at Easter I

LA Perouse at Easter I
Officers from the expedition measure the statues while the islanders pilfer their belongings

Background imageSketching Collection: Ernst Dryden Sketching

Ernst Dryden Sketching
ERNST DRYDEN Sketching at his flat in Neuilly, Paris, circa 1930

Background imageSketching Collection: Jmw Turner / Chas Turner

Jmw Turner / Chas Turner
J M W TURNER English painter

Background imageSketching Collection: Odilon Redon / Hommes 1890

Odilon Redon / Hommes 1890
ODILON REDON French painter, lithographer and engraver

Background imageSketching Collection: Jmw Turner / Iln 1843

Jmw Turner / Iln 1843
J M W TURNER English painter, sketching

Background imageSketching Collection: 1834 Arty Clothes

1834 Arty Clothes
Man: grey cossacks, fitted jacket, red fringed sash & gothic style slippers. Woman: white dress, imbecile sleeves encased below the elbow, brown bodice & vandyked apron

Background imageSketching Collection: Dog Confronts Snake

Dog Confronts Snake
A brave little dog protects its owners by confronting a snake which has emerged from the undergrowth while they were sketching nature

Background imageSketching Collection: Scarborough - Sketching

Scarborough - Sketching
Sketching on the sands at Scarborough, Yorkshire

Background imageSketching Collection: Sketching on Horseback

Sketching on Horseback
Without dismounting from his horse, Dr Syntax makes a sketch of a picturesque lake scene

Background imageSketching Collection: Child Sketching Outdoors

Child Sketching Outdoors
A young girl proudly holds up her sketch of a goose, done from the life

Background imageSketching Collection: Modern Zodiac - Libra

Modern Zodiac - Libra
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman in straw boater & sailor blouse surrounded by seaside & hunting scenes & a couple out sketching in oils

Background imageSketching Collection: Sketching Outdoors

Sketching Outdoors
Sketching outside on a fine summer evening



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