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William Gilpin
1724-1804
River-Views, Bays & Sea Coasts
[1781]
each: approx. 6 7/8 x 9 1/8 inches (167 x 234 mm), oval; on leaves: approx. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (271 x 216 mm)
Pen and brown ink, brown and gray-brown wash, over graphite, on paper washed with ochre.
1978.39
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Enid A. Haupt.
Notes
Artist's album of thirty-six drawings and accompanying seven-page autograph manuscript discussing the subject of the volume, "river-scenery".
William Gilpin's bookplate with wild boar inscribed in pen and black ink at lower left with the initials "SG" (Sawrey Gilpin, R. A., William's brother).
William Gilpin's bookplate with wild boar inscribed in pen and black ink at lower left with the initials "SG" (Sawrey Gilpin, R. A., William's brother).
Associated names
Gilpin, Sawrey, former owner.
Haupt, Enid A. (Enid Annenberg), 1906-2005, donor.
Haupt, Enid A. (Enid Annenberg), 1906-2005, donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 195.
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Century Drawings
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