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Sketchbook, ca. 1859

Physical Details: 1 v. ; 11 x 18 cm.

Creator: Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909), artist

Description: [Sketchbook], ca. 1895 / Walter Shirlaw, artist. 1 v. : watercolor ; 11 x 18 cm. Dorothea A. Dreier papers, 1887-1916. Archives of American Art.
A canvas-covered sketchbook, with approximately 33 pages, containing figure and landscape studies in graphite and watercolor. Images include some Biblical and possibly mythological themes. Most of the studies are signed WS.

Forms part of: Dorothea A. Dreier papers, 1881-1941, bulk 1887-1923

Citation: Sketchbook, ca. 1859. Dorothea A. Dreier papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 6083

Subjects:

  • Shirlaw, Walter

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