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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Ready for Any Emergency
1873
Graphite on paper.
4 5/16 x 7 1/8 inches (110 x 181 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:31
Notes:
Drawing for a cartoon for the periodical Judy, Feb. 19, 1873, p. 175.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 21 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy (1986.1769:1-59).
Published caption continues: Sportsman. "Well, yes, my boy. I thought I'd like to have some sport of some kind, so I brought my rod and line with me."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows two men on horseback, attired for hunting, standing in a stream; the man at left is fishing from the back of his mount as the man at right looks on nonplussed. With huntsmen and hounds visible in the background at left.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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