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Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863
The Fat Lady
July 28, 1836
Graphite on paper.
5 1/4 x 7 15/16 inches (134 x 202 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.
2005.269
Notes:
According to an inscription on an old folder, these drawings were taken from a volume of Lord Bateman drawings.
Inscription:
Inscribed by artist in graphite on drawing at top, "July 28. 1836y"; inscribed in another hand on mount in graphite on bottom, "The Fat Lady"; verso: inscribed by other hand in graphite at bottom, "From "Lord Bateman" vol." Original drawing for the ballad "The famous history of Lord Bateman," published in Harper's Magazine, December, 1892.
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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