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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Woman Wading in Shallow Water
ca. 1859?
Graphite on paper.
11 3/16 x 8 13/16 inches (284 x 224 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2514
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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.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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.
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