Research Catalog

Title

Eliza A. J. sketchbook.

Publication

1825-1827?

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Details

Description

1 volume (75 total leaves, many blank) : illustrations; 19 cm

Summary

Sketchbook and commonplace book of Eliza A. J., an otherwise unidentified, probably British woman who made entries circa 1825-1827. Contains 14 ink or ink-and-wash drawings, 8 watercolors, and 3 pages of manuscript transcriptions. Most drawings and paintings are signed "Eliza" and one is also signed "E A J." All entries are undated except for one, dated 1827 and the paper is watermarked 1825. Two drawings give credit to sources (Adriaen van Ostade, Thomas Orde); others are probably after other artists, though some may be original.

Genre/Form

• Sketchbooks.
• Commonplace books.
• Drawings.
• Watercolors.
• Poetry.

Note

• Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4420).

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Binding (note)

• Polished dark red calf, gilt spine and cover decorations.

Contents

Girl with dove [ink and wash drawing]. -- "Er liebt mich, er liebt mich nicht" [ink drawing]. -- Bird [watercolor]. -- Flowers [watercolor]. -- "To the Moon" [transcript; poem by Charlotte Smith]. -- Man at window [ink drawing after A. Ostade]. -- Bird with moth and spider [watercolor]. -- "Hic iacet diis Williis Mowfirth quondam . . ." and "Pray for the soules of Kat'yn Berecroft . . ." [ink drawings]. -- Bagpipe/scythe/hat/rake/spindle [watercolor]. -- Butterfly and twig [watercolor]. -- "Vive le Roi, Vive la France!" [tiny manuscript copy of sheet music, from Edinburgh]. -- Flower [watercolor]. -- "The State of the Poll!" [ink drawing]. -- Woman saying grace [ink and wash drawing]. -- Flowers [watercolor]. -- "The State of the Poll!" [ink drawing; copied again]. -- Old man with walking stick and basket [ink drawing]. -- Ruins [ink and wash drawing; signed "E A J."]. -- La Pucelle D'Orleans [ink drawing]. -- Manuscript extracts in tiny script. -- "Hospice du Mont St. Bernard" [ink drawing]. -- Rose [watercolor]. -- Landscape with cross [ink drawing]. -- "The Hero of Ferney at the Theatre of Chatelaine" [ink drawing after Thomas Orde's caricature of Voltaire].

Call Number

Pforz BND-MSS (Eliza)

OCLC

1001297414

Title

Eliza A. J. sketchbook.

Production

1825-1827?

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Binding

Polished dark red calf, gilt spine and cover decorations.

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Research Call Number

Pforz BND-MSS (Eliza)