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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827
The Doctor's Dilemma, or the Elopement frustrated
ca. 1809
Pen and watercolor on paper.
5 3/16 x 8 inches (132 x 203 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
2006.24:19
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Caption title.
One of 29 drawings and 4 colored etchings illustrating Combe's "Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque", 1812 (originally published in serial form in 1809). Unpublished.
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Inscribed at lower left within image, "Leap Year"; caption and number "19" written in pencil.
Provenance:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Associated names:
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Combe, William, 1742-1823. Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque.
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