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John Leech
1817-1864
"Handley Cross or Mr. Jarrocks Hunt"
1850s
Graphite and watercolor on paper.
6 15/16 x 5 3/16 inches (177 x 132 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
1981.68
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Watermark: none.
Preparatory design for Surtees' "Handley Cross", London, 1853-1854.
Inscription:
Signed with monogram at lower left, in graphite, "J.L."; inscribed at bottom, Handley Cross or Mr. Jarrocks Hunt / P.72"; at lower left corner, "J. Leech".
Provenance:
Sale, New York, Christie's, 22 May 1981, lot 142.
Associated names:
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), donor.
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805-1864. Handley Cross.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 271.
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