Sketchbook of Figure and Landscape Subjects

Francis William Edmonds

ca. 1838 and later · Drawings in graphite and pen and brown ink on off-white wove paper, bound in marbled paper with leather spine and corners · The American Wing

The execution of sketches and studies was a crucial part of Edmonds’s creative process. Many of his drawings exist as independent works--apparently never taken further--but many others represent an initial step in his conception for paintings. This sketchbook, which he began about 1838, includes both types of drawings of a variety of subjects.

Artist

Francis William Edmonds

Date

ca. 1838 and later

Medium

Drawings in graphite and pen and brown ink on off-white wove paper, bound in marbled paper with leather spine and corners

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Sheila and Richard J. Schwartz Fund, 1987