Album of 107 preparatory drawings to illustrate David Hume's "History of England"
Object type: Album; drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: David Hume|Henri-Félix-Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Artist bio: British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh|French, Paris 1815–1884 Paris
Artist role: Author|Artist
Artist nationality: British, Scottish|French
Date: ca. 1853
Medium: Graphite, brush and brown wash, gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (21 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Albums
Credit line: Purchase, Christie's Inc. Gift, 2018
Accession year: 2018