Richard Redgrave RA, Colour sketch for 'The Fortune Hunter'

Colour sketch for 'The Fortune Hunter', c. 1843

Richard Redgrave RA (1804 - 1888)

RA Collection: Art

A watercolour and pen and ink sketch for 'The Fortune Hunter', which Redgrave painted and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1843.

In this sketch the spurned woman looks down at her hands. The man leans farther forward in the sketch than in the painting.

Object details

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

59 mm x 77 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
17/2723
Acquisition
Given by Evelyn Hodgen June 2016
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