Richard Redgrave RA, Colour sketch for 'Going to Service'

Colour sketch for 'Going to Service', c. 1843

Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)

RA Collection: Art

A compositional sketch in watercolour, gouache, and pen and ink for 'Going to Service', which Redgrave painted and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1843.

At the bottom left is a dog, rather than the slippers in the painting. The woman in yellow turns to face the seated woman in black.

Object details

Title
Colour sketch for 'Going to Service'
Artist/designer
Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)
Date
c. 1843
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Watercolour, gouache, and pen and ink on wove paper
Dimensions

75 mm x 97 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
17/2709
Acquisition
Given by Evelyn Hodgen June 2016
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