BIB_ID
324747
Accession number
MA 472.5
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
[1848-1850].
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Part of a collection of Thackeray manuscripts, letters and drawings; items in the collection are described in individual records.
The sketch is undated; the publication dates for Pendennis are 1848-1850.
With a penciled note under the drawing "Trial sketch for the Frontispiece of Pendennis"
The sketch is undated; the publication dates for Pendennis are 1848-1850.
With a penciled note under the drawing "Trial sketch for the Frontispiece of Pendennis"
6 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches (166 x 111 mm)
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Drawing shows women and children clustered around Pendennis; above the drawing it says "PENDENNIS" and under the drawing is written "His fortunes, misfortunes, his friends and / his gru.../ by W;" it is uncertain whether the remainder of the word that begins "gru" was erased or never written.
Medium
graphite on paper.
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