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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Mr. Tuckle, dressed out with the cocked-hat and stick, danced the frog hornpipe among the shells on the table"
1874?
Graphite on paper.
4 5/16 x 5 7/16 inches (110 x 138 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:11
Notes:
Drawing for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 265.
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.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Inscription:
Mounted on album leaf annotated in pencil: "p. 265"; with "96" stamped in reverse in ink at upper left.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Mr. Tuckle dancing on the table top, with two of his companions seated at left and right.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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