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Edward Coley Burne-Jones
1833-1898
Walking Book
Pen and brown ink, on writing paper, with autograph letter on verso, mounted on heavy board.
4 15/16 x 4 7/16 inches (126 x 113 mm)
Gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
1981.60:4
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Notes: 

Watermark: none visible through lining.

Inscription: 

Inscribed at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "portrait of a friend".

Provenance: 
Gaskell Family; sale, London, Sotheby's Belgravia, 23 March 1981, part of lot 33; Frederick R. Koch.
Associated names: 

Gaskell family, former owner.
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), former owner.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 241.

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Burne-Jones, Edward Coley
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints