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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Landscape and Spoonies (& Deer)
Graphite on paper.
5 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches (133 x 204 mm); taped to mat: 9 3/8 x 13 (238 x 330 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2455
Notes:
Signed with initials "HKB" at lower right.
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Inscription:
In pencil at lower left: "Landscape and Spoonies (& Deer)"; in pencil on verso of mat, "Qu £5/5L £5.25 x9093" and "Eng. Drawings?".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows two lovers seated on a bench beneath a tree, observed by two children at left who spy upon them from behind the trunk; a herd of deer are visible in the background at right.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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