VI drawings by H.W. Burgess presented to his much esteemed pupil Miss Bell. [graphic]

Found In:

Lewis Walpole Library > VI drawings by H.W. Burgess presented to his much esteemed pupil Miss Bell. [graphic]

16838274

Description

Title: VI drawings by H.W. Burgess presented to his much esteemed pupil Miss Bell. [graphic]
Alternative Title: Six drawings by H.W. Burgess
6 drawings by H.W. Burgess
Creator: Burgess, Henry William, approximately 1792-1844, artist
Published / Created: 1817.
Publication Place: England
Abstract: An album of seven pencil sketches, mounted with a neat ink borders. beginning with a title page, a view in a grove with trees and with two figures (one seated and pointing, the other with a portfolio under his arm) in conversation and a rock, the face of which is inscribed with the album title. The six drawings folllowing are romanticised topographical subjects including castles, gates, and ecclesiastical buildings, in ruins, enveloped in trees and foliage, from the vantage point of a river or allong the roadside
Description: William Henry Burgess (circa 1792-1844), landscape painter to William IV and the teacher of John Leech and Thackeray.
In English.
Title from title page drawing.
Miss Bell unidentified.
Bound in contemporary blue straight grain morocco, with decorated boards, upper cover lettered in gilt.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Purchased from Pickering and Chatto, October 2019.
Extent: 7 drawings in 1 album : binding 27.5 x 38 cm
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Pencil drawings
Views
Landscape drawings
Material: pencil with white chald highlights ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
England.
Subject (Topic): Buildings, structures, etc
Drawing, British
Abbeys
Castles & palaces
Religious facilities
Subjects: England > Buildings, structures, etc > Pictorial works
Drawing, British > 19th century
Abbeys > England
Castles & palaces > England
Religious facilities > England

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Henry William Burgess. VI drawings by H.W. Burgess. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.