Graveyard Scene
Artist
William Williams
(England, active 1763 - 1800)
Date1798
Mediumpencil & wash
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions5 x 4 inches
AcquisitionPresented in 1957 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationHistoric Loss - research into this object's history and current status is ongoing
Object numberABDAG017705
About MeOne of 99 drawings on 92 leaves of paper from a sketchbook used by William Williams.A graveyard scene, featuring four figures; one who is leaning on a shovel, one who is holding up a a shroud, the other two appear to support female figure, one from behind and one from underneath. It maybe that the corpse has just been exhumed. To the front left there is a pedestal with an urn and a seated putti who gives the impression of watching the scene unravel.
This drawing, along with 46 other leaves from the same sketchbook, is now untraced. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is keen to reunite the drawings as one album. If you have any information relating to the current whereabouts of this work please contact Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Sir Robert Williams
1929
William Williams
