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Henry Stacy Marks
1829-1898
In this "Style" 1/s - Result, "Disappointment."
Graphite on paper.
8 15/16 x 11 3/16 inches (228 x 285 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2087
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Title from item.
Original drawing for a cartoon, possibly intended for publication in an unidentified periodical.
Removed from an album of drawings compiled by former owner Frederick Smallfield.
Inscription:
Signed "H.S. Marks" at lower right.
Provenance:
Frederick Smallfield; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows an unhappy young couple confronting the photographer in a photography studio; the man of the couple angrily holds up a picture while the photographer adopts a conciliatory posture. A sign on the wall behind them reads, "New Process!!! Portraits 1s".
Associated names:
Smallfield, Frederick, 1829-1915, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Reproduction: Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. xix.
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