Sketches from the grand tour, 1784-1785

Description

Title: Sketches from the grand tour, 1784-1785
Creator: Six, James, ca. 1758-1786
Abstract: Sketchbook containing 23 full-page pen, ink and wash sketches of views in and near Lyon, Turin, and possibly Switzerland, most identified and dated by Six. Views include the cathedral of St. John and the Bridge of Boats at Lyon; the royal palace at Turin; and the Doria river. In addition, there are several unfinished sketches in pencil
Description: James Six (ca. 1758-1786) was the son of the Canterbury thermometer inventor of the same name. A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Six was employed as a tutor to John Thomas Stanley (later Baron Stanley of Aldersley), and accompanied him on an extensive Grand Tour. Six became ill in Naples after ascending Vesuvius, and died in Rome in December, 1786 despite being treated with laudanum by the Duke of Gloucester's physician.
In English.
Small paper label on front cover: Sketches. J. Six.
Binding: full parchment wallet binding (manuscript waste); remains of tie.
Provenance: Purchased from Samuel Gedge on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2009.
Extent: 1 v. (circa 30 p.) ; 16 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Drawings (visual works)
Sketchbooks
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Lyon (France)
Turin (Italy)
Subject (Name): Six, James, ca. 1758-1786.
Stanley, J. T. 1766-1850. (John Thomas),
Subject (Topic): Drawing, English
Grand tours (Education)
Subjects: Six, James, ca. 1758-1786
Stanley, J. T. (John Thomas), 1766-1850
Drawing, English
Grand tours (Education)
Lyon (France) > Pictorial works
Turin (Italy) > Pictorial works

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Citation: James Six, Sketches from the Grand Tour. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.