Two Carved Stone Ornamental Panels
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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(72)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Alfred Henry Forrester, better known by his whimsical pseudonym Alfred Crowquill created *Two Carved Stone Oral Panels* between 1845 and 1870. This intricate drawing, executed in pen and ink with brush and wash on a sheet measuring 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches, captures the Victorian fascination with elaborate architectural ornamentation. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, it exemplifies Crowquill's skill as a British illustrator renowned for his playful yet precise line work. The composition depicts a pair of imag...
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....