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Charles Keene
1823-1891
Sketchbook
1854-1858
Graphite, pen and ink, ink wash, and watercolor, on paper.
Binding: 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (140 x 232 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1778
Inscription:
With "C. Keene" and "See Benezit" on the front pastedown; notes and captions by the artist on some drawings throughout.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketchbook containing 24 pages of drawings executed by Keene in graphite, pen and ink, wash, and watercolor; included are drawings of models, sketches from life, and studies for illustrations, including two allegorical scenes entitled "Charity" and "Work", as well as a series of drawings on 5 pages recording a visit made by Keene to the Kentish hop fields in the summer of 1856.
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. 118.
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