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John Downman, 1750–1824, British, Robert, Duke of Normandy, 1779
- Title:
Robert, Duke of Normandy
- Date:
- 1779
- Medium:
- Black chalk with stumping and graphite on thin, smooth, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 x 7 5/8 inches (22.9 x 19.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, on mount, lower center: "Robert Duke of Normandy who was imprisoned and had | his eyes put out by his Brother | Original sketch of the Picture, now in the possession of T.T. Griffith Esqr. Wropham."
Signed and dated in black chalk, lower left: "J.D | 1779"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.26.2
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- correctional institution | dagger | helmet | historical subject | man | portrait | prison | prisoner | royalty | window
- Associated People:
- Robert [called Robert Curthose], duke of Normandy (b. in or after 1050, d. 1134), prince and crusader
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7834
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