Double lead from a notebook: sketch of lily with notes and Neuchatel Lake
Double lead from a notebook: sketch of lily with notes and Neuchatel Lake

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Double lead from a notebook: sketch of lily with notes and Neuchatel Lake,

1869

John Ruskin, 1819–1900, born London, England; died Brantwood, England
x1942-126 k

Information

Title
Double lead from a notebook: sketch of lily with notes and Neuchatel Lake
Dates

1869

Maker
John Ruskin
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
12.5 x 14.7 cm (4 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1942-126 k
Place Depicted

Europe, Switzerland, Lac de Neuchâtel

Inscription
in graphite, upper left: Liliaceae Gartend in graphite, right: Neuchatel Lake 28 Aug. '69 in graphite, on lake water: cobalt blue || sky blue in graphite, on verso: Liliaceae | Gartend | with | long bunches | of lily blossoms | Get Hawathias of | any kind | Gartener Obliqua spiral! --Eusrofolia!! | Pfersdorff in graphite, on verso: true Solomon's seal | like blossom | Aloe Pluridens
Culture
British
Type
sketches, drawings
Materials
graphite, graph paper
Subject
plants, flowers, landscapes (representations), sketchbooks, seals, lakes

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