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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Mr. Stiggins, getting on his legs as well as he could, proceeded to deliver an edifying discourse for the benefit of the company"
1874?
Graphite on paper.
4 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches (111 x 137 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:18
Notes:
Drawing for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 329.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
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Mounted on album leaf annotated in pencil: "Pickwick" and "p. 329".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows the figure of Mr. Stiggins standing at left, his arm raised as he addresses the Weller family, including Mrs. Weller, seated at far left, and Mr. Weller senior and his son Sam, both seated at right.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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