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Charles Keene
1823-1891
The Countess de Saldar
ca. 1860
Graphite on transfer paper.
6 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (168 x 117 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2096
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Title from Ray.
Pencil sketch by Keene for an illustration for chapter 31 of George Meredith's Evan Harrington, as it appeared in Once a week, 1860, v. III, p. 113.
Inscription:
At head of drawing, in pencil, "Once a Week, Vol. 3 p. 113; caption below drawing reads, "Keene Preliminary sketch for chap XXXI of Meredith's Evan Harrington. The Countess of Saldar..
Provenance:
Henry Keene; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the Countess standing against the trunk of a tree with a handkerchief pressed to her mouth.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 179-1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 119.
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