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W.M. Thackeray's Last Visit To the Reform Club. December 21st 1863

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20th century

W.M. Thackeray's Last Visit To the Reform Club. December 21st 1863

20th century.
10 1/16 x 10 5/16 inches (278 x 263 mm)
Pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite, on poster board.
1986.2451

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
A second drawing of Thackeray's face has been executed on a separate piece of paper and pasted over the original.
Signature at lower right, almost entirely scratched out and illegible: E.C. J[...].
Title from item.
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption title at foot of drawing: W.M. Thackeray's Last Visit To the Reform Club. December 21st 1863; a label at upper left reads "31".
Summary

Drawing shows Thackeray seated at a library table with his back to a window, writing with an inkpot and quill; bookshelves cover much of the wall behind him.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department