Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863
Medieval Execution Scene
13 x 9 11/16 inches (332 x 245 mm)
Watercolor and graphite on paper.
1986.2244
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Attribution based on Gordon Ray inventory.
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Summary
Drawing shows a prince addressing a prisoner before a gallows, with citizens and towers in the background; possibly intended as an illustration of Quasimodo and Louis XI. With several small pencil sketches added in the upper and lower borders.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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