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Alfred Crowquill
Whys For the Wise
1849
Pen and black ink over graphite on paper.
4 1/16 x 12 11/16 inches (102 x 323 mm)
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
1956.28:51
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Sketch for an illustrated caption title for a series of pictorial riddles by Crowquill featured in the Illustrated London news supplement of 1849.
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Provenance:
DeCoursey Fales.
Summary:
Drawing shows a row of comic figures holding up the letters of the caption title for Crowquill's "Whys for the wise".
Associated names:
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
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