Two men seated at a table beside a fireplace

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Sir John Gilbert
1817-1897
Two men seated at a table beside a fireplace
[London : sn, 18--]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.893
Published: 
[London : s.n., 18--]
Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Inscription: 

Touched with white, marked with pencil, and annotated with the artist's corrections and directions to the engraver; inscribed "Swain" below image at lower right in blue pencil.

Notes: 

Block signed with the artist's initials.
Touched proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by John Gilbert for an unidentified publication.

Summary: 

Illustration of two men seated at a table beside a fireplace with a bottle between them; the figure at right, a portly man in a periwig, reads a document, while the man at left, having removed his shoes, looks on; a young couple, possibly servants, look on through an open door at far right.

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Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints