BIB_ID
310726
Accession number
MA 4500
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
18--.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Title from item.
6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (177 x 97 mm)
Inscriptions/Markings
In red ink at head of sheet, "Undoubted Original!"; inscribed by the artist above image, "This caracatura of Colonl Esmond was drawn by ye ingeniious Mr. W. Hogarth while he was in Virginia. [signed] RSW"; on verso, "Impromptu. / Buy this sketch an you are willing / of Hal Esmond in Virginny / if you're wise you'll give a shilling / if you're generous a guinea. / But in the present highly excited state of America, the latter conduct is surely preferable. WMT."
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A caricature showing the titular hero of Thackeray's "The history of Henry Esmond" in his Virginia retirement. Colonel Esmond, clad in a wig, sits beside a small table, behind which stands a black servant holding up a large goblet on a tray.
Medium
Pen and ink with watercolor, on paper.
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