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A Drive in the Park

John Edward Goodall
1853-1929

A Drive in the Park

ca. 1889
4 1/2 x 6 13/16 inches (115 x 172 mm); on sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 9/16 inches (139 x 193 mm)
Black ink wash with white, on cardstock.
1986.1919

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Published caption title reads: "And there were no more smiling countenances, and perchance few hearts as light, as those pertaining to the occupants of the Duchess of Mertoun's carriage that day."
Original drawing for an illustration for Lucy Bethia Walford's "A sage of sixteen" (London : Spencer Blackett & Hallam, 1889, p. 168 (facing)).
Accompanying folder incorrectly identifies John Goodall's drawings as illustrations for Emily S. Elliott's "Mrs. Blackett: her story."
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pencil in lower left hand corner: Chap 14; signed "J.E. Goodall" within drawing at lower right.
Summary

Illustration shows Elma, Miss Exeter, Mabel, and other pupils from Miss Exeter's school, driving through the park in an open carriage.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department