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Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus, 1805. Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board.
Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board · 29.4 × 23.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus
- Artist
- Thomas Rowlandson English, 1756-1827
- Date
- 1805
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
- Dimensions
- 29.4 × 23.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1756–1827
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.