Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, Britishand / or Mary Smirke, 1779–1853, British
Title:
Studies of Figures and Seals from Sandfords Geneal History
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 15 1/8 inches (24.3 × 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "The Figures and Seals from Sandfords | Geneal: Hist"; inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: "Henry III | 1219"; inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Richd I | 1194"; inscribed in pen and black ink, center left: "John | when Prince | 1180"; inscribed in pen and black ink, center: "John | 1199"; inscribed in pen and black ink, center right: "Henry IIi | 1243"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: "Robert Duke of Normandy | 1100"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "John 1216"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "Rd Earl of Corn | son of John | 1225"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "Edmund Earl | of Cornwall son | of Richard E. of C | 1285"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection