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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Calais - Our Artist Translating Louis Napoleon's Speech To the British Tars Who Have Been Fraternising
1850s?
Graphite on paper, mounted on backing paper, matted.
4 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches (110 x 150 mm); in mat: 10 x 10 1/2 (253 x 268 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2457
Inscription:
In pencil at foot: Calais - Our Artist Translating Louis Napoleon's Speech To the British Tars Who Have Been Fraternising ; on verso of mat, in pencil: By "Phiz," a gift of Morgan Library staff, 1976.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Browne reading aloud to a group of sailors.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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