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Constant Washing Will Wear Away a Stone

W. J. Ferguson
active 1849-1886

Constant Washing Will Wear Away a Stone

1855
5 x 7 inches (126 x 178 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash over graphite, on paper.
1986.2105:11

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).
Inscriptions/Markings
Dated "1855", with the artist's monogram at lower left.
Summary

Drawing shows a tree-line stream full of large rocks and rounded boulders.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department