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Two Women Standing with a Child on a Rocky Shore

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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882

Two Women Standing with a Child on a Rocky Shore

5 5/16 x 3 13/16 inches (135 x 97 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:28

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 21 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy (1986.1769:1-59).
Mounted with another drawing (1986.1769:29) on an album leaf measuring 267 x 225 mm.
Probably a preliminary sketch for a cartoon or illustration for an unidentified publication.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's initials in pencil at lower right.
Summary

Drawing shows two young women, viewed from the back, standing 3/4 to the left, on a rocky shore, the closer of the two bending over a small child seated on a rock in front of her.

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