Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz

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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
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Graphite on paper mounted on backing paper.
4 7/16 x 6 15/16 inches (113 x 177 mm); on backing sheet: 7 1/2 x 11 inches (190 x 280 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2502

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Signed with the artist's initials at lower right.
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Caption inscribed in pencil: Rank.

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Drawing shows a group of small children or cherubs flocking to pay obeisance to the central figure of a child in a skirt and feathered headband who stands with head held high, holding a bulrush(?) staff.

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Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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