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| Title | [The Princess: Proposed book illustration) | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1870s - 1880s | |
| Extended Description | Showing the Prince and his two friends approaching the town. 'Set in a gleaming river's crescent curve'. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.61 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1246 | |
| Inscription | Recto - "These three drawings are designs illustrating ´The Princess´" and "WRL" and (presumably a quote from the book) "The Prince and his two friends approach the town set in a gleaming rivers crescent curve". | |
| Location Creation Site | London or Barnstaple | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 132 x 250 mm | |
| Material | Watercolour on thick wove paper; mounted onto a secondary sheet of paper, notes in pencil | |
| Notes | Apparently this was one of three proposed illustrations for a book (?) entitled The Princess (see inscriptions for details). | |
| Object Notes | Signed WRL. Drawing by Lethaby, in watercolour, one of three proposed illustration designs for "The Princess". Described as a 'juvenile' drawing in the Christie's sale catalogue. This may have been an early commission (showing how versatile he was) although little information is available. | |
| Relation References | Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. | |
| Rights | University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Source | Christie´s; A.B. Waters CBE | |
| Technique | Watercolour on paper | |
| Work Type | Fine Art | |