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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Design For Timepiece. A Race Against Time
4 7/16 x 5 5/8 inches (113 x 143 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:35
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).
Inscriptions/Markings
In pencil at upper left: Design for Timepiece.; at bottom left: A race against Time.
Summary
Drawing of a design for a figural clock featuring a horseman racing against Father Time, who is shown carrying the clock face over his head.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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