Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz

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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Woman and Cupid (left) ; Woman and Sleeping Child (right)
Graphite on paper.
3 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (95 x 187 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:38
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).

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing at left shows a woman playing with the winged figure of Cupid; she has taken his bow from him and holds it over head as she admonishes or taunts him. Drawing at right shows a woman leaning over the figure of a sleeping child.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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