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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"The horse no sooner beheld Mr. Pickwick advancing with the chaise whip in his hand"
1874?
4 9/16 x 6 1/4 inches (116 x 159 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:22
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. 25.
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: "p. 25" and "Pickwick".
Summary
Drawing shows Mr. Winkle standing at left with the horse's reins in his hand as he attempts to quiet the agitated animal; with the chaise and the approaching figure of Mr. Pickwick shown in the immediate background at left.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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