Capital of a Column with Anthemion
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Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions
sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.527(70)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and department will delight in *Capital of a Column with Anthemion*, a meticulous study by Alfred Henry Forrester, better known by his whimsical pseudonym Alfred Crowquill1804–1872). Created between 1845 and 1870, this pen-and-ink drawing with brush and wash captures the elegant details of a classical column capital adorned with an anthemion—a stylized honeysuckle motif rooted in ancient Greek architecture. Measuring 16 ¾ x 11 7/16 inches, it exemplifies Forrester's skill as a Victorian illustrator renowned for his humorous caricatures in *...
About the Artist
Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] · 1804–1872
Alfred Henry Forrester, widely known by his pseudonym Alfred Crowquill, was a versatile British illustrator, author, and caricaturist whose whimsical creations captured the Victorian imagination. Born on 10 September 1804 in London to public notary Robert Forrester, he shared a prolific collaboration with his elder brother, Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850), who wrote under the name Hal Willis....