Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Book O10: Various Animals

ca. 1870

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The title page of this drawing book is decorated with a small portrait of Queen Victoria at the age of eight. The publisher Vere Foster came from an aristocratic family with Irish estates. After his father's death in 1848, Foster gave up a diplomatic career to devoted himself to Irish causes, one of which was to improve the standards of primary education. Allied himself with both the Catholic and Protestant clergy, he supported the construction of school houses and designed appealing instructional books. The present example comes from a series that helped young students develop their draftsmanship.

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Title: Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Book O10: Various Animals
Author: Vere Foster (Irish, Copenhagen 1819–1900 Belfast)
Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (17.5 x 21.9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1933
Object Number: 33.39.127
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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