Attributed to George Cruikshank

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Attributed to George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Study of an Actor. Verso: Figure traced from the recto
Graphite on paper.
4 15/16 x 1 7/8 inches (126 x 47 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Dudley F. Parker.
1982.13:4
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Watermark: none.

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Inscribed at lower left, over graphite, "Liston(?) / as Sam".

Provenance: 
Henry C. Sturges (father of the donor, née Sarah Sturges), New York.
Associated names: 

Sturges, Henry C. (Henry Cady), 1846-1922, former owner.
Parker, Dudley F., Mrs., former owner.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 251-252.

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