Thomas Heath Robinson

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Thomas Heath Robinson
1869-1950
"Oh, Doctor"
ca. 1903
Pen and black ink over graphite, on illustration board.
12 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches (308 x 206 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2112
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Title from item.
Drawing for an illustration for a work of fiction entitled "For Life and Fortune"; probably a serialized novel by Mrs. George Corbett, published under that title in the Lady's magazine ca. 1903.

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Signed in pen and ink at lower left, "T.H. Robinson"; in pencil within the margin at foot: "For Life & Fortune"; and "Oh, Doctor".

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a young woman standing in a bedroom in the company of two young men, one of whom is a doctor; the woman is holding one hand to the side of her face as she clutches the cover of a bed or couch at her side with the other in evident shock or alarm.

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