This drawing depicts an object known as the Lyde Browne Vase. John Lyde Brown (or Browne) was an English antiquarian and banker who owned one of the largest collections of antiquities in the late 1700s. Most of his collection was sold to Russia and is now held at the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, including the vase depicted here. The sheet shows widespread discolouration, a sign that it was once covered in oil to facilitate tracing.
Album 1
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Album 1, Leaf 39
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