Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz

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1815-1882

The Marchioness

184-?

Black chalk and graphite on paper.

9 x 7 5/16 inches (228 x 187 mm)

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

1986.2515

Notes:

Preliminary sketch depicting the character "The Marchioness" from The old curiosity shop by Charles Dickens.
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Inscription:

"The Marchioness Ph." in pencil at lower left; "K35"; "High Legat"(?) and "4 1/2" (specifying width) written in pencil on verso.

Provenance:

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary:

Sketch shows the little maidservant standing at a kitchen table, facing left, with a scrub brush in one hand.

Associated names:

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

Bibliography:

Reproduced in: Phiz and Dickens as They Appeared to Edgar Browne / Edgar Browne. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1913, p. 254 (facing).

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