Law, John Henry. Sketch Book 1
Title
Law, John Henry. Sketch Book 1
Description
29 items. Flight Sergeant John Henry Law's sketch book.
Date
2019-10-26
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Law, JH
Collection Items
Men's Heads and Daffodil
Four sketches of men's heads with the comment 'Unnatural drawings'.
A watercolour painting of daffodils.
A watercolour painting of daffodils.
Hand, Three Books
The sketch of the hand has the comment 'Why not finish it?' and '9/10 Feb 1912'
The watercolour painting has three books, one standing and two lying down.
The watercolour painting has three books, one standing and two lying down.
Two Men
The sketch is captioned 'Tedious as a twice told tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. King John Act III Sc 4'. It is signed 'Billing'. There is a comment 'Good Work'.
Two Men
The man on the left is wearing a suit and carrying a hat. It is annotated 'Shakespeare Illustrated. "The glass of fashion and the mould of form" Hamlet Act 3 Sc1 '
The man on the right is carrying a parcel and standing at the door of a pawnbroker.…
The man on the right is carrying a parcel and standing at the door of a pawnbroker.…
Fighters Attacking, Glass and Decanter
Two sketches from an album.
#1 is a Spitfire attacking a German fighter. It is annotated 'Sept 1940 Down crashed the Hun. A riot of blazing ruin'.
#2 is a sketch of a water filled glass and decanter. Grey colour has been added with a pink border.…
#1 is a Spitfire attacking a German fighter. It is annotated 'Sept 1940 Down crashed the Hun. A riot of blazing ruin'.
#2 is a sketch of a water filled glass and decanter. Grey colour has been added with a pink border.…
Gulls
Sketches of two gulls. The first is white chalk on a black background and the second has been coloured with colours on the black background.
It has been assessed as 'Good'.
It has been assessed as 'Good'.
Dandelion Watercolour
A coloured painting of a dandelion with sketches of constituent parts.
Assessed as 'Good'.
Assessed as 'Good'.
Daisy and Dandelion
A sketch of a daisy with a coloured painting of a dandelion.
There is a comment 'Why not shade your effort?'.
There is a comment 'Why not shade your effort?'.
To Illustrate Norman Period
Sketches of a soldier, weapons, shield and a castle.
Assessed as 'Good'.
Assessed as 'Good'.
Watercolour of a Fishing Boat
A painting of a fishing boat casting nets. In the distance is a small harbour. Dated Sept 11 and assessed 'Better wash'.
Sailing Vessels and Windmills
A sketch of two sailing boats and three windmills. It is annotated 'A River Scene [indecipherable]' There is a comment 'Good Pen Work'.
Painting of a Sailing Boat
A watercolour painting of a sailing yacht. 'Sept '11.
There is a comment 'Your paintings would look better in a frame.'
There is a comment 'Your paintings would look better in a frame.'
The Curfew Tolls the Knell of Parting Day
A sketch of a distant church with a path leading up to it.
It has the comment 'Well?' added.
It has the comment 'Well?' added.
Children of Toil - the Charwoman Cartoon
A cartoon sketch of a charwoman leaning on a mop. It has been assessed 'Good pen work'.
Two Yachts Watercolour
A water colour painting of two yachts. It has the comment 'Rather patchy - but good ideas'.
Church and Village Watercolour
A painting of a church and three or four houses. Underneath is handwritten -
'Billing
Good Why don't you finish your efforts?
You tell me!
How should I know!'
'Billing
Good Why don't you finish your efforts?
You tell me!
How should I know!'
A Sketch from Life
A row of six people, two elderly and four children. Life has been circled and a comment 'Is it?' added.
It is annotated by the artist '[indecipherable] "We're a rare old-fair old-[indecipherable] crew" '.
In red is annotated 'C+ 21/2/11'.
It is annotated by the artist '[indecipherable] "We're a rare old-fair old-[indecipherable] crew" '.
In red is annotated 'C+ 21/2/11'.
Two men with sandwich boards
A sketch of two men standing in the rain with sandwich boards. One is advertising the comedy play 'The Gay Lord Quex' and the other states 'One of the best'. Underneath is 'Convincing'.
There is a comment 'Original or Copy?'
There is a comment 'Original or Copy?'
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