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Drawings, watercolour & cartoons

Various

British Museum, London

A miscellaneous collection of 6 works of paper: 1) Chalk drawing of head and shoulders of Don Quixote, holding the pommel of a sword, in the manner of John Vanderbank; 2) Chalk drawing of a head of soldier wearing a helmet, in the manner of Joseph Parrocel; 3) Watercolour of a waterfall by Rev. William Gilpin; 4) Two cartoon drawings, 'Interior of one of our public galleries of priceless masterpieces' and 'Man painting a name on a doorway', both entitled 'The Nation and the works of art it appreciates' by William K Haselden; 5-6) Two 15th century Persian works.

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Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Various

Gifted by

Unknown

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