Schetsboek met 49 bladen, RP-T-1964-218, Willem Witsen

Identification title(s): sketchbook with 49 pages. Object type: sketchbook object number: rp-t-1964-218. Description: sketchbook consisting of 49 pages with working farmers in the fields and views of london and ewijkshoeve (zeist). On the back of the book binding a sketch of a dog. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: willem witsen. Place of manufacture: london. Dating: ca. 1884 - 1891. Physical characteristics: pencil and black chalk on blue and lilac paper; book binding with linen. Material: paper binding: linen chalk pencil. Dimensions: sketchbook: h 328 mm × w 246 mm × d 18 mmopen sketchbook: w 500 mmexplanationthis book also contains some blank pages. Subject: what: public roadbuilding site (+ laborers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture), dog. Where: trafalgar square. Ewijkshoeve. Credit line: loan from the willem witsenhuis. Acquisition: loan 1964. Date: between circa 1884 and circa 1891.