Daniel Maclise
1806-1870
Robert Montgomery the Author of Satan
ca. 1832
7 5/8 x 5 1/16 inches (193 x 130 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1986.2088
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Original drawing for no. XX of a series of portraits by Maclise published in Fraser's magazine under the title, "Gallery of illustrious literary character", Jan. 1832, between p. 672 -673.
Inscriptions/Markings
Captioned: R. Montgomery The author of Satan.
Summary
Full-length seated portrait of Montgomery shows him contemplating a portrait of himself which hangs before him, surmounted by a devil.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York ; London : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1976, p. 24.
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Century Drawings
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