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Full-length portrait of Paganini turned to the left, his left arm and violin outstretched, his bow held upright.

Ink splodges reflect the sketchy speed of the drawing, which came from the Scottish home of Edward Ellice, Landseer's great friend and fellow sportsman with whom he often stayed in the Highlands. Further drawings by the artist, including watercolours, were also done on embossed Invergarry paper.

Royal Academy of Music

London

Title

Nicolò Paganini (1782–1840)

Date

1831

Medium

pen & brown ink, with brush and brown wash on cream paper

Measurements

H 20.5 x W 19.7 cm

Accession number

2005.987

Acquisition method

purchased by the Foyle Foundation, Sir John Ritblat HonFRAM and an anonymous donor, 2004

Work type

Drawing

Inscription description

Watermarked 'Joseph Coles 1831'. The embossed word 'Invergarry' is to the left of the bow, and the numbers (in brown ink), 'No. 4' and 'No. 30' are inscribed on the paper.

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