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Hark! How the Lark at Heaven's Gate Sings. Verso: Sketch of Two Figures

Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882

Hark! How the Lark at Heaven's Gate Sings. Verso: Sketch of Two Figures

7 1/4 x 9 inches (185 x 227 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1986.2506

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Signed with the artist's initials at lower right.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on far right of sheet, in pencil, "Hark! How the Lark At Heaven's Gate Sings"; at lower right, "Hark how the lark"(?); "6. 4 1/2" and "L14" written in pencil on verso.
Summary

Sketch shows two young women, one seated with her companion standing beside her, facing to the left and gazing upwards. Rough sketch on verso of two figures, one seated and one standing.

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