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Edgeworth Family drawing album

Date

Creator

Edgeworth, Charlotte, 1783-1807
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries

One bound volume of drawings in various media (pencil, crayon, or ink, some with watercolor washes in color or grayscale). Drawings vary from about 3 cm x 3 cm to an entire page in size. Each has been trimmed from its source and tipped in or laid down on album plates; most plates contain multiple drawings. Images range from simple studies or sketches to finished, toned drawings. Two paper cut-work silhouette images also laid in; one mounted watercolor portrait of an Asian woman in traditional costume inserted between final pages.

Images range in content, and include portraits of people from diverse backgrounds including the Edgeworth family and other members of genteel society, as well as laborers, craft workers, and ordinary country folk. The images also depict Edgeworth home life, rural scenes, animals, buildings, ships, and decorative motifs. A number of the works appear to be illustrations for stories written by Maria Edgeworth.

The sketches are largely unsigned though most are attributed to Frances Anne Edgeworth and Charlotte Edgeworth. Other Edgeworth children, Honora, William, Harriet, Lucy Jane, and Michael Pakenham, are likely to have contributed.

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This is called Edgeworth Family drawing album within the category of Mixed Materials.
This is called Edgeworth Family drawing album within the category of Mixed Materials.
This is called Edgeworth Family drawing album within the category of Mixed Materials.
This is called Edgeworth Family drawing album within the category of Mixed Materials.
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This is called Edgeworth Family drawing album within the category of Mixed Materials.

Metadata

Creator
Edgeworth, Charlotte, 1783-1807
Material Type
Mixed Materials
Genre/Physical Characteristic
Portraits
Dimensions
12 pages, 47 plates on 92 pages, 10 pages
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for material is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user

Subject
Longford (Ireland : County) -- History -- 19th century -- Drawings
Longford (Ireland : County) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drawings
Country life -- Ireland -- Drawings
Farm life -- Ireland -- Drawings
Peasants -- Ireland -- Drawings
Agricultural laborers -- Ireland -- Drawings
Ships -- Drawings

Metadata

Identifier
/repositories/3/resources/2078
Campus Location
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Link to Finding Aid
https://archivesspace.library.nd.edu/repositories/3/resources/2078
This digital collection may not include all items or all of the information available about the source collection. See the finding aid for more information.

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