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Drawings
1831-1853
Pencil drawings and sketches by Emma Aloysia Novello, the majority of which are after the antique and most likely copied from plaster casts as part of her artistic training. It is possible that they d...
Drawing titled 'La curiosité'
c. 1850
Undated mounted pencil on paper drawing titled 'La curiosité', with a figure revealing a canvas on an easel and a copy of the Venus de Milo on the right, by Emma Aloysia Novello. The drawing appears ...
John Collett Ryland's honorary MA degree certificate
6 Dec 1769
The degree parchment issued by Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, conferring upon John Collett Ryland the honorary degree of MA.
Small sketchbook with maroon cover
c. 1825
Small undated sketchbook belonging to Edward Petre Novello, with maroon leather covers and a metal clasp. It contains character studies, portraits of friends, studies after existing paintings and scul...
Medals
1803
Silver engraved medal for industry awarded to Charles Cowden Clarke during his time as a teacher at Enfield School, also known as Clarke's Academy, in June 1803.
Silver medal for industry from Enfield School awarded to Charles Cowden Clarke
Jun 1803
Silver engraved medal for industry awarded to Charles Cowden Clarke during his time as a teacher at Enfield School, also known as Clarke's Academy, in June 1803. The obverse is inscribed with a Latin ...
Sketch after the antique [face in profile]
c. 1832
Undated pencil sketch after an antique sculpture, likely copied from a plaster cast as part of Emma Aloysia Novello's artistic training. The drawing is a detail of the face in profile, possibly from t...
Sketch after the antique [feet of the Venus de' Medici]
15 Mar 1837
Pencil sketch after an antique sculpture, likely copied from a plaster cast as part of Emma Aloysia Novello's artistic training. The drawing is a detail of the feet of the Venus de' Medici, the origin...
Sketches after the antique [Paris, Niobe and Grecian Head]
c. 1832
Undated pencil sketch after an antique sculpture, likely copied from plaster casts as part of Emma Aloysia Novello's artistic training. The bust at the top left is labelled 'Paris'; the head of the le...
Sketches after the antique [studies of mouth and eyes]
c. 1832
Undated pencil sketches after an antique sculpture, likely copied from a plaster cast as part of Emma Aloysia Novello's artistic training. The sheet contains a line drawing of the profile of a face, a...
Sketches after the antique [Minerva, Paris and Sappho]
c. 1832
Undated pencil and wash sketches after antique sculptures, likely copied from plaster casts as part of Emma Aloysia Novello's artistic training. Three busts are depictied, which are labelled: 'Minerva...