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Object name(s):
Drawing
Brief description:
Watercolour illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows a series of scenes from a production of <i>The Hunt</i>, one showing 'Mr Greyhound as the "deer"' and the other depicting the moment when 'Mdlle. de Haay puts the dead "deer" in the cart.' The illustration is not dated or signed but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Entertainment & Leisure
Associated concept:
Drawings
Credit line:
Given by Sir William Ingram
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2013GT1048/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Length
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
22.8
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
24.7
Inscription content:
The Hunt/Mr Greyhound/As the 'Deer'
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten caption in ink in the top right hand corner of the sketch
Inscription content:
"Mdlle De Haay/Puts the/Dead "Deer"/in the cart'
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch
Inscription content:
'Noel Viscoun Doughton'/(Mr Herbert Sleath)
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink above the top left hand sketch.
Inscription content:
'Dowager Lady Athelstan'/(Mrs Calvert)
Inscription interpretation:
Annotation in ink at the base of the sketch on the far right, top.
Inscription content:
'Olive'/(Miss Grace Lane)
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink beneath the sketch at the left hand centre
Inscription content:
Act I
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink below the top section of images
Inscription content:
Mrs Martinez/Miss Lottie Venne
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink to the right of the the sketch on the far right hand side.
Inscription content:
Olive
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink, above the sketch, centre.
Inscription content:
Act III
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation above the sketches at the base
Inscription content:
'Lady Pomeroy'/(Miss Ellis/Jeffreys)
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink, above the sketch in the bottom centre
Inscription content:
'Earl Athelstan'/(Mr Eric Lewis)
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation above the sketch in the bottom right hand corner.
Inscription content:
'Sir Richard/Kettle'/(Mr Cryil Maude)
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in ink, far left hand side, base.
Inscription content:
Poole/P.I.P.
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the sketch
Material:
watercolour
Material:
drawing board
Object history note:
Sir William Ingram (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was a Liberal politician who was elected to, and sat, in the House of Commons on three occassions between 1878 and 1895. He was also the Managing Director of The Illustrated London News from the late 1870s until 1900 and became the proprietor of a number of additional publications including The Sketch and The English Illustrated Magazine. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Founded by Sir William Ingram’s father, Herbert Ingram, in 1842 the first edition was sold on 14th May 1842 at a cost of sixpence per copy. Building from an original circulation of 26,000 to in excess of 300,000 at its peak, The Illustrated London News remained in print until 2003 and commissioned illustrations from many of the leading artists of the late nineteenth century. Photographs were used alongside illustrations from the late 19th century onwards but illustrations were a major feature of paper until after the end of the First World War.
Object history note:
This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch. Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Object name:
Drawing
Object number:
S.404-2012
Object production date:
circa 1900
Date - association:
painted
Date - earliest / single:
1895-01-01
Date - latest:
1904-12-31
Object production person:
Frederick Victor Poole
Person's association:
painted
Object production place:
London
Place association:
painted
Physical description:
Watercolour illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows a series of scenes from a production of <i>The Hunt</i>, one showing 'Mr Greyhound as the "deer"' and the other depicting the moment when 'Mdlle. de Haay puts the dead "deer" in the cart.' The illustration is not dated or signed but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole.
Reproduction number:
2013GT1048
Responsible department/section:
T&P
Technique:
painted
Technique:
pen and ink on drawing board
Text reason:
Collections online record
Text:
Watercolour illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows a series of scenes from a production of <i>The Hunt</i>. The illustration is not dated or signed but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole. This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
Text reason:
Summary description

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b551ea3f-7b44-3cc4-8afa-a421c0434e00

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b551ea3f-7b44-3cc4-8afa-a421c0434e00, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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