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Samuel Laurence
1812-1884
Portrait of Elizabeth Gaskell
185-?
Graphite and black chalk touched with red and white chalk on paper.
7 5/16 x 5 7/16 inches (185 x 140 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2234
Notes:
Artist and subject identified on mat below drawing; attribution based on accompanying materials and Gordon Ray inventory.
Initialed in pencil at lower left, "E.C.G."
Inscription:
Accompanied by particle board backing from former frame with inscription in an unidentified hand reading: Mrs Gaskell. Preliminary study by Samuel Laurence (1812-1884) given to me by his grandson, W.B. Laurence.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Preliminary portrait sketch of Elizabeth Gaskell facing 3/4 to the left, with her hair covering her ears and her head bare.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Rye, Elizabeth. "An investigation into a portrait thought to be of Elizabeth Gaskell", Gaskell journal, Volume 32 (2018), page 55-76 (reproduced).
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