Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Drawing for an effigy of Richard Walmesley, c. 1893 - 1896.
Pencil and white gouache on blue/green wove paper. 89 mm x 237 mm.
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Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Drawing for an effigy of Richard Walmesley, c. 1893 - 1896.
Pencil and white gouache on blue/green wove paper. 89 mm x 237 mm.
This image is not available to download. To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk
Drawing for an effigy of Richard Walmesley, c. 1893 - 1896
Henry Hugh Armstead RA (1828 - 1905)
RA Collection: Art
A study for the tomb monument of Richard Walmesley in St. John's Church, Colerne, Wiltshire. The effigy shows the bearded Walmesley, with his head resting on a pillow and a cloak around his waist and legs. In 1896 Armstead exhibited 'Richard Walmesley; effigy, marble' at the Royal Academy's Annual Exhibition.
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89 mm x 237 mm
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