Sketches by R.H. Greg
Robert Hyde Greg (1795 - 1875)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, cloth, paper, textile endbands, animal glue
Measurements
285 mm (Width) x 60 mm (Depth); 378 mm (Length)
Collection
Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1455047
Summary
A half bound volume with green cloth at the boards and green leather at the spine and corners. Green leather bound volume of sketches by Robert Hyde Greg; 'Spain, Algeria, Italy, Sicily, Albania'. Entitled 'Sketches by R.H. Greg' on the back binding. The pencil note 'E.H.G. Norcliffe' is written on the front endpaper. Comprise mostly pencil and pen drawings of 'Classical ruins' from visits to those countries in the 1814 to 1817 period, with the initial sketches and finished drawings both included in most cases.
Marks and inscriptions
On inside back page: On inside back page: Written on front endpaper: E.H.G. Norcliffe'
Makers and roles
Robert Hyde Greg (1795 - 1875) , amateur artist