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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Nightmare
Graphite on paper.
5 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches (132 x 121 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:51
Notes:
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).
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketch shows a man who appears to be lying in bed with a nightcap on his head, surrounded by a phantasmogoria of small grotesque and imp-like figures.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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