Edmund Gill

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Edmund Gill
1820-1894
The Stream Flows Smoothly Where the Waters are Deep
1855
Watercolor on paper.
5 x 6 7/8 inches (128 x 175 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2105:7
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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).

Inscription: 

Signed "E. Gill" at lower left.

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a river pool lined with rocks and trees, with a bird standing in the foreground.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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