Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel
1823-1906
Better a Quiet Crust than a Crusty Wife
1855
6 15/16 x 4 15/16 inches (176 x 125 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Watercolor over graphite, on paper.
1986.2105:2
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Summary
Drawing shows a man seated with his back against a stone wall at left, eating a crust of bread and accompanied by a girl or young woman at his side; at right, a man and woman appear to argue as they cross the wall over a stile.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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