British Council Collection
STUDIES OF FIGURES IN MARMITON COSTUME
Charles Shannon (1863 – 1937)
Details
- Dimension
- 27 X 41.8 CM
- Media
- CHARCOAL, HEIGHTENED WITH WHITE, ON PAPER
- Accession number
- P2405
Summary
The figures in this drawing are dressed in the uniform of 17th century kitchen servants, or marmitons. A painting on a similar subject is in the collection of the Tate (www.tate.org.uk).
Glossary
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Drawing
The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.