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William Makepeace Thackeray
1811-1863
Sketchbook with Studies Largely from Germany to Switzerland
before 1861
40 drawings on 89 leaves, mostly in graphite and watercolor on blue paper; 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (191 x 146 mm).
Gift of Melvin R. Seiden.
2006.140
Notes:
This sketchbook was used by the author of Vanity Fair while traveling through Germany and Switzerland and presented to a friend of his who was departing for service in India.
Inscription:
Inscription on inner cover indicates that Thackeray gave this sketchbook to Edmund W. Craigie in 1861.
Provenance:
Edmund W. Craigie; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hartz; sale, New York, Sotheby's, 22 June 1999; Melvin R. Seiden, New York.
Associated names:
Seiden, Melvin R., former owner.
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