Robert William Buss
1804-1875
Mr. Winkle's First Shot (unused plate)
6 1/8 x 4 13/16 inches (155 x 122 mm) (sight measurements)
Graphite on paper.
2005.165:2
Notes
One of a set of 10 preparatory drawings for illustrations to Charles Dickens's "Pickwick Papers", including several unused designs.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in lower right of design area: "22N BWR". Numbered at upper right, "85" (?); " page 54" (?) at base of design area, nearly hidden within design.
Associated names
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Pickwick papers.
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Century Drawings
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