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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Unlock that door, and leave this room immediately, Sir," said Mr. Winkle
1874?
4 5/16 x 5 7/16 inches (110 x 138 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:14
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. 281.
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 annotated in pencil: "Pickwick" and "p. 281"; stamped "99" in reverse in ink at upper right.
Summary
Drawing shows the interior of a bedroom where Mr. Winkle, standing at left in his night shirt and night cap, angrily confronts a jaunty Sam Weller (here shown wearing a tophat), who is seated in a chair at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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