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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Tony Weller
1874?
Graphite on paper.
4 x 5 9/16 inches (102 x 141 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:10
Notes:
Drawing for an unused alternate design for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 225.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
Inscription:
Mounted on album leaf annotated in pencil: "Not used".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the portly figure of Mr. Weller senior standing in front of a fireplace with his pipe in his mouth.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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