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Alfred Bryan
1852-1899
H. Rider Haggard and She
1890s?
Pen and black ink over graphite, on card stock.
6 11/16 x 5 1/16 inches (170 x 128 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2018
Inscription:
Image labelled, "Rider Haggard" in pen at upper right; below that, "She" in pencil; initialed "AB" by the artist at lower left; preliminary sketch in pencil of a man on verso.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Full length caricature shows Haggard standing in profile to the left, facing a veiled female figure (i.e. Ayesha, the titular figure from Haggard's novel "She"), who stands facing him from behind a parted curtain.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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