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David Roberts
1796-1864
Studies of Sculptural Details and Kneeling Communicants at St. Gudule, Brussels
Pencil, with brown and gray-green wash, on light brown paper.
14 x 10 inches (355 x 254 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan.
1985.57
Notes: 

Watermark: none visible through lining.

Inscription: 

Signed at lower center in brush and brown ink, "David Roberts. R. A."

Provenance: 
A.N. Goss; Spink & Son, Ltd., London.
Associated names: 

Goss, A. N., former owner.
Morgan, Charles F., donor.
Morgan, Charles F., Mrs., donor.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 374.
English Watercolor Drawings, Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1985, no. 89, repr.

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Roberts, David
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints