Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
No Home
7 5/16 x 9 3/4 inches (187 x 248 mm)
Black ink and wash over graphite, on paper.
1986.2518
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Item included in a folder of drawings by Browne; possibly an early drawing by him or the work of another artist. Cf. Ray checklist.
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Inscriptions/Markings
"No Home" inscribed in pencil at foot of sheet.
Summary
Sketch shows a city street where a woman sits at left, huddled beside the column of a building facade; a man stands pointing at her, as a woman with a parasol walks away from the scene at right; in the background, another woman with a parasol is visible at far left, and two men, apparently drunk, are shown reeling past a lamp post at far right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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