Sketchbook A. Scenes from Macbeth and Paradise lost [graphic].
1792
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Title
Sketchbook A. Scenes from Macbeth and Paradise lost [graphic].
Created/published
May, 1792.
Description
28 pages of drawings (two pages with drawings on both sides), and one detached binding. ; 14 x 23 cm
Associated name
Romney, George, 1734-1802, author.
Note
Disbound. Includes binding, endpapers, and each drawing in separate sleeves in a single envelope.
Displayed at Abbott and Holder gallery 25 February - 26 March, 2016. Gallery website with images of many of the drawings: http://www.abbottandholder-thelist.co.uk/george-romney/
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Displayed at Abbott and Holder gallery 25 February - 26 March, 2016. Gallery website with images of many of the drawings: http://www.abbottandholder-thelist.co.uk/george-romney/
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Contents
Macbeth The Banqueting Scene (Act III, Scene 4) = 6 drawings; Paradise Lost Ithuriel and Zephon finding Satan at the Ear of Eve (Book IV) = 9 drawings; Paradise Lost The Expulsion of Adam and Eve (Book XI) = 9 drawings; The Effects of Envy and Pride. Pencil. 1792. Inscribed by the artist: 'The Effects of Envy and Pride / For Want of Faith' and '(For opposing factions / and thinking for yourself)' = 1 drawing; and two pages of figure sketches
Item Details
Call number
ART Vol. d127
Folger-specific note
Purchase made possible by The Elizabeth L. Cabot Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Colt Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Ann Jennalie Cook Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Charles W. Engelhard Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Karen Gundersheimer Acquisitions Endowment. Purchase made possible by The Professor Emile V. Telle Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
269542