Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXXI in the 1754 and 1755 editions. The plate was altered and renumbered as plate XLIII in the 1762 edition.
Artist: Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1753
Medium: Black ink, gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 8 15/16 x 13 1/4 in. (22.7 x 33.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.40.1(38)