A tail piece [drawing].

Record ID: 
324740
Accession number: 
MA 472.4
Author: 
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published: 
[1824-1827].
Credit: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description: 
1 drawing.
Notes: 

With a note by Boyes at the foot of the drawing "By Thackeray JFB".
Part of a collection of Thackeray manuscripts, letters and drawings; items in the collection are described in individual records.
The sketch is undated but according to writings by J.F. Boyes, a schoolmate of Thackeray's at The Charterhouse School, the sketches would have been done between 1824 and 1827.

Summary: 

Sketches of various animal tails and a small sketch of a man looking at a music manuscript with a long tail flying out from his head.

Medium: 
pen and ink on paper.
Dimensions: 
6 1/2 x 5 inches (166 x 126 mm)
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Classification: