Harry Furniss

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Harry Furniss
1854-1925
Sylvie actually patted His Majesty on the head ...
India ink on illustration board.
7 3/4 x 11 inches (196 x 280 mm)
Gift of John Hay Whitney.
1983.102:5
Notes: 

One of 25 drawings preparatory for illustrations to Lewis Carroll's "Sylvie and Bruno" and "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
Lewis Carroll, "Sylvie and Bruno", v. 1, p. 176.

Inscription: 

Inscribed on mount, "What was the amazement ... of the whole assembly,/ When Sylvia actually patted His Majesty on the head, while/ Bruno seized his long ears and pretended to tie them under his chin."

Provenance: 
John Hay Whitney, New York.
Associated names: 

Whitney, John Hay, former owner.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Sylvie and Bruno.

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