Watercolours, Drawings and Etchings by Joseph Clark (1834-1926)

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Before [Joseph Clark] started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models. — "The First Letter"

Pencil Drawings

• The First Letter

Watercolour Sketches

• Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
• The Return of the Runaway
• Sailor's Return

Etchings

• The Sick Child (after his own painting)

Bibliography

The First Letter. V&A. Web. 22 November 2024.

Dafforne, James. "British Artists: Their Style and Character, No. LXIII: Joseph Clark." The Art-Journal Vol. 2, issue 15 (March 1863): 49-51. Internet Archive. [Whole text on the Victorian Web]

Marks, Henry Stacy. Pen and Pencil Sketches. London: Chatto & Windus, 1894. Vol. 1 of 2. Internet Archive. Web. 20 November 2024.

Roe, F. Gordon. Victorian Corners: The Style and Taste of an Era. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968.

Wood, Christopher. The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. 2nd ed. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1978.

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