Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
1802-1873
Sketch of an Old Scottish Crofter
1832
Brown ink on paper.
7 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (188 x 235 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2137
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Paper watermarked with date "1829".
Inscription:
In pencil at foot, "Sir Edwin Landseer"; in corner at right, "E. Landseer August 1832 from five dots[?]".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Rough sketch shows an old man, identified in the Ray checklist as a Scottish crofter, resting against a barrel, facing left, with a staff in his hands and one foot on a low bench or footstool.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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