Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Two Women Standing with a Child on a Rocky Shore
Graphite on paper.
5 5/16 x 3 13/16 inches (135 x 97 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1769:28
Notes:
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 21 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy (1986.1769:1-59).
Mounted with another drawing (1986.1769:29) on an album leaf measuring 267 x 225 mm.
Probably a preliminary sketch for a cartoon or illustration for an unidentified publication.
Inscription:
Signed with the artist's initials in pencil at lower right.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows two young women, viewed from the back, standing 3/4 to the left, on a rocky shore, the closer of the two bending over a small child seated on a rock in front of her.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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