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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Sam, having been formally introduced . . . . as the offspring of Mr. Weller, of the Belle Savage, was treated with marked distinction"
1874?
Graphite on paper.
4 5/16 x 5 7/16 inches (110 x 138 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:17
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. 313.
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.
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Mounted on album leaf annotated in pencil: "p. 313".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Mr. Weller senior introducing Sam to his fellow coachmen.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York ; London : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1976, p. 81 (reproduced).
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