Varnishing Day at The Royal Academy
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier 1834 - 1896
Summary
public: Gallery interior with framed works filling the walls, having little space in between them. Numerous men and women are seated, kneeling and standing, some on step ladders, holding brushes and attending to the works. To the left and bottom of the ink drawing are a series of pencil drawings of a dog, and a single drawing of a head in profile. private: The support has been heavily folded at the left side and lower edge of the ink drawing.
Object Name
Varnishing Day at The Royal Academy
Creators Name
Date Created
1877
Dimensions
support: 31.4cm x 25.3cm
accession number
1930.60
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
ink (brown)
pencil
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