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William Lock
1767-1847
The Sorceress
Black, gray, and blue washes, over pencil, on paper.
13 1/8 x 9 13/16 inches (333 x 250 mm)
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
1959.1
Notes:
Illustration for Idyll II of Theocritus.
Formerly attributed to Henry Fuseli (1741-1825).
Watermark: none.
Inscription:
Inscribed by the artist in brown ink at the lower right, "Theocritus Idillum 2nd line 27 &c."
Provenance:
Winslow and Anna Ames.
Associated names:
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, Formerly attributed to.
Ames, Winslow, former owner.
Ames, Anna, former owner.
Theocritus. Idyll II.
Bibliography:
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 154.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Ninth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1958 & 1959. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959, p. 112 (as attributed to Henry Fuseli).
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