Mason Jackson

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Mason Jackson
1819-1903
As Dark As a Yule Mid-night
1855
Watercolor on paper.
7 x 5 inches (178 x 127 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2105:1
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Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a man and woman, accompanied by a dog and a boy carrying a lantern, walking on a dark country road at night.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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