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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Mrs. Bardell screamed violently, Tommy roared; Mrs. Cluppins shrunk within herself; and Mrs. Sanders made off without more ado"
1874?
4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (108 x 140 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:3
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 337.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
Published caption title.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
Published caption title.
Inscriptions/Markings
Mounted on album leaf with annotations in pencil: "Pickwick" and "p. 337"; stamped "441" in ink at upper left.
Summary
Drawing shows three women and a little boy recoiling from a man standing at left, tipping his hat to them, as Mr. Pickwick stands beside him with his hands behind his back.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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