Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Studies of a cat for 'Playmates', ca. 1897.
Pencil on cream wove paper. 351 mm x 250 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Studies of a cat for 'Playmates', ca. 1897.
Pencil on cream wove paper. 351 mm x 250 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
This image is not available to download. To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk
Studies of a cat for 'Playmates', ca. 1897
Henry Hugh Armstead RA (1828 - 1905)
RA Collection: Art
A sheet of studies of a cat, including several drawings of the head and feet and one larger drawing of the body and legs. According to Armstead's handwritten key, these are studies for 'Playmates',a nude sculpture of a young girl looking down at a kitten playing at her feet.
Object details
351 mm x 250 mm
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