William Makepeace Thackeray

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William Makepeace Thackeray
1811-1863
Woman by a Tree
Graphite on paper.
5 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (143 x 155 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.
2005.267b
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According to inscription on an old folder, these drawings were taken from a volume of Lord Bateman drawings. Original drawing for the ballad "The famous history of Lord Bateman," published in Harper's Magazine, December, 1892.

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Verso: inscribed on mount in graphite "From 'Lord Bateman' vol."

Provenance: 
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan or J.P. Morgan, Jr. before 1924.
Associated names: 

Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.

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