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A Candidate for Teetotalism

Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863

A Candidate for Teetotalism

6 5/8 x 4 5/16 inches (169 x 110 mm)
Graphite on paper.
2005.179

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.

Notes
See letter in Morgan Archives (Early Business Correspondence): North, Ernest Dressel. Letter signed: to Pierpont Morgan, 1907 Jan. 23, offering twelve Thackeray drawings.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by artist in graphite at top left, "a candidate for teetotalism"; verso: inscribed in graphite at top, "Fairburn the publisher, 'Life in Paris', 'Life in London'." Inscribed in another hand in graphite "150.00net Bos.ss".
Associated names
Fairholt family, former owner.
North, Ernest Dressel, 1858-1945, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department