Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate CXIX in the third edition of 1762, but created as early as 1760 according to the Act of Parliament on the print itself.
Artist: Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1760
Medium: Black ink, gray, green and brown washes
Dimensions: sheet: 12 15/16 x 8 5/8 in. (32.9 x 21.9 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.40.2(64)