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William Makepeace Thackeray
1811-1863
Sketchbook with Studies Largely from Germany to Switzerland
before 1861
40 drawings on 89 leaves, mostly in graphite and watercolor on blue paper; 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (191 x 146 mm).
2006.140
Gift of Melvin R. Seiden.
Notes
This sketchbook was used by the author of Vanity Fair while traveling through Germany and Switzerland and presented to a friend of his who was departing for service in India.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscription on inner cover indicates that Thackeray gave this sketchbook to Edmund W. Craigie in 1861.
Associated names
Seiden, Melvin R., former owner.
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Century Drawings
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