The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

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Early Morn anonymous British

  • Details

    Artist/maker
    anonymous British (Anonymous (British)) (etcher)
    after Revd William Gilpin (1724 - 1804)
    Object type
    print
    Material and technique
    watercolour over aquatint (the borders etched) on wove paper
    Dimensions
    222 x 310 mm (plate); 252 x 336 mm (sheet)
    Inscription
    Recto, bottom centre, in ink: Effect No. 2. - Early Morn.

    Verso, centre, the Ruskin School's stamp
    Provenance

    Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.

    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    WA.RS.ED.105
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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Smith, Elder, 1871), cat. Educational no. 55

    Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Spottiswoode, 1874), cat. Educational no. 105

    Ruskin, John, ‘Educational Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Educational no. 102

    Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21, cat. Educational no. 105

Location

    • Western Art Print Room

Position in Ruskin’s Collection

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