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Description
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A 19th century private sketchbook kept by the unidentified Englishwoman Mary North, who signs her name to the inside of the front cover. Among the illustrations are "A Persian Khan", "An Arabian child dressed in his holiday suit", and "A Zebek", the caption of which drawing is taken from George Keppel's 1831 "Narrative of a Journey Across the Balcan. Other sketches include a portrait of "The Right Rev'd Reginald Heber D.D. Lord Bishop of Calcutta" (who had died in Tiruchirappalli in 1826), based on the oil portrait by Thomas Phillips, now in the British Library, as well as a scene of saying grace, studies of buildings and other classical portraits., Title and date devised by library staff. 12 pp. of pencil and brush sketches, with four watercoloured and five grey wash drawings. Contemporary boards with red calf spine., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.GM.2013.0016, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i25160382, BIB-ID: 2704206 |
