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William Wetmore Story
1819-1895
Two Studies of Robert Browning Reading
1869
Pencil on cream colored paper; laid down.
9 5/8 x 14 11/16 inches (245 x 374 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Herbert N. Straus.
1954.5
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Watermark: fleur-de-lis in a cartouche surmounted by a crown.
Inscription:
Signed and dated in pencil at lower left, "W. W. Story / Sep. 19th 1869".
Provenance:
Edith Story Peruzzi; Cressida Peruzzi de Medici (Mrs. E.H. Eldredge); Herbert N. Straus.
Associated names:
Peruzzi, Edith Story, former owner.
Eldredge, E. H., Mrs., former owner.
Straus, Herbert N., former owner.
Straus, Herbert N., Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography:
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Fifth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1954, p. 72.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 171.
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