BIB_ID
328625
Accession number
MA 7339.4
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
1847
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
A note on the verso identifies the artist as Thackeray and the date as 1847. An additional note reads: "Given to me by Lord James Balter (?)". An accompanying note identifies the sitter as Mrs. Brookfield.
Part of a small collection of letters of Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield; see related collection-level record for more information.
Part of a small collection of letters of Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield; see related collection-level record for more information.
4 15/16 x 3 3/4 inches (126 x 96 mm)
Provenance
Presented to Gordon N. Ray, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1963-1985 on the occasion of his retirement with the deep gratitutde and warm regard of the Board of Trustees; bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
A half-length profile portrait of Jane Octavia Brookfield.
Medium
graphite on paper
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