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"A Substitute for the Seaside; or Smithfield for A Change". Verso: graphite sketch of woman

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William Makepeace Thackeray
1811-1863

"A Substitute for the Seaside; or Smithfield for A Change". Verso: graphite sketch of woman

10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (272 x 205 mm)
Black ink and graphite on paper.
2005.247

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.

Notes
See letter in Morgan Archives (Early Business Correspondence): J. Pearson & Co. Autograph letter signed: Wheeler to Pierpont Morgan, 1902 June 23, sending him material concerning Thackeray-Brookfield correspondence when bought by Augustin Daly.
Inscriptions/Markings
Printed at bottom, "A substitute for the Seaside; Or, Smithfield for a Change." Caption: "Oh! How delicious the Drains are this morning --."
Associated names
Brookfield, Jane Octavia, 1821-1896, former owner.
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department