Charles Keene
1823-1891
The Countess de Saldar
ca. 1860
6 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (168 x 117 mm)
Graphite on transfer paper.
1986.2096
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from Ray.
Pencil sketch by Keene for an illustration for chapter 31 of George Meredith's Evan Harrington, as it appeared in Once a week, 1860, v. III, p. 113.
Pencil sketch by Keene for an illustration for chapter 31 of George Meredith's Evan Harrington, as it appeared in Once a week, 1860, v. III, p. 113.
Inscriptions/Markings
At head of drawing, in pencil, "Once a Week, Vol. 3 p. 113; caption below drawing reads, "Keene Preliminary sketch for chap XXXI of Meredith's Evan Harrington. The Countess of Saldar..
Summary
Drawing shows the Countess standing against the trunk of a tree with a handkerchief pressed to her mouth.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 179-1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 119.
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Century Drawings
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