Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
The Marchioness
184-?
9 x 7 5/16 inches (228 x 187 mm)
Black chalk and graphite on paper.
1986.2515
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Preliminary sketch depicting the character "The Marchioness" from The old curiosity shop by Charles Dickens.
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Inscriptions/Markings
"The Marchioness Ph." in pencil at lower left; "K35"; "High Legat"(?) and "4 1/2" (specifying width) written in pencil on verso.
Summary
Sketch shows the little maidservant standing at a kitchen table, facing left, with a scrub brush in one hand.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
Reproduced in: Phiz and Dickens as They Appeared to Edgar Browne / Edgar Browne. London : James Nisbet & Co., 1913, p. 254 (facing).
Classification
Century Drawings
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