Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Woman Wading in Shallow Water
ca. 1859?
11 3/16 x 8 13/16 inches (284 x 224 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.2514
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing executed on the verso of a proof sheet containing 2 etched illustrations by Browne for Charles Dickens's Tale of two cities (London : Chapman and Hall, 1859); unseperated impressions of the plates entitles "The double recognition" and "After the sentence".
Signed with the artist's initials at lower left.
Signed with the artist's initials at lower left.
Summary
Sketch shows a woman wearing a wrapped garment wading ankle deep in water beside a boulder at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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