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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Tony Weller
1874?
4 x 5 9/16 inches (102 x 141 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:10
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing for an unused alternate design for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 225.
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.
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.
Inscriptions/Markings
Mounted on album leaf annotated in pencil: "Not used".
Summary
Drawing shows the portly figure of Mr. Weller senior standing in front of a fireplace with his pipe in his mouth.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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