John Gibson RA, Girl carrying a child, after a scene witnessed by the artist in a Roman street

Girl carrying a child, after a scene witnessed by the artist in a Roman street

John Gibson RA (1790 - 1866)

RA Collection: Art

A pen and ink drawing of a standing girl carrying an infant in her arms and kissing it on the cheek. This drawing was engraved and published in Imitations of Drawings by John Gibson , R.A. Sculptor, Engraved by G. Wenzel and L. Prosseda, Plate 1.

Object details

Title
Girl carrying a child, after a scene witnessed by the artist in a Roman street
Artist/designer
John Gibson RA (1790 - 1866)
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and ink and wash on grey wove paper
Dimensions

241 mm x 145 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
05/609
Acquisition
Bequeathed by John Gibson RA 1866
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