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Elisha Noyce
The Weary Sun hath Made a Golden Set
1854
Pen and brown ink and watercolor over graphite, touched with white, on paper.
4 15/16 x 7 inches (126 x 179 mm); mounted on sheet: 14 x 10 1/16 inches (355 x 255 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2104:6
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Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Drawing illustrates a passage from Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's "King Richard III".
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Shreds from Shakespeare Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1854 (see 1986.2104).
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a sunset on the water, with a sailboat at right.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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