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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
"The light from the shaded lamp fell short of his face"
1910?
Black ink over graphite, on card.
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (215 x 159 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2332
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Drawing for an illustration for the short story "The Eccentricity of Simon Parnacute" by Algernon Blackwood, published in his collection entitled The lost valley and other stories (London : Eveleigh Nash, 1910).
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In pencil below drawing, "The light from the shaded lamp fell short of his face"; at right, "The Eccentricity of Simon Parnacute".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows an old man lying in bed at left with a shadowy figure in military uniform standing in the room at right.
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