Thackeray, William Makepeace

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Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863
Standing Thin Man
Brown ink on paper.
5 9/16 x 4 1/8 inches (142 x 105 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.
2005.271
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According to an 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 in graphite at bottom on mount, "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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