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Five Knights by a River

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Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863

Five Knights by a River

9 x 7 3/8 inches (228 x 187 mm)
Brown ink on paper.
2005.250

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.

Notes
According to inscription on an old folder, these drawings were taken from a volume of Lord Bateman drawings. Original drawing for the ballad "The famous history of Lord Bateman," published in Harper's Magazine, December, 1892.
Inscriptions/Markings
Verso: inscribed on mount in graphite at bottom, "From the "Lord Bateman" vol."
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department