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"One inadvertant tug, and the fair enthusiast came back to earth"

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William Small
1843-1929
"One inadvertant tug, and the fair enthusiast came back to earth"
[London : sn, 1866?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1009
Published: 
[London : s.n., 1866?]
Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes: 

India paper proof of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by W. Small for Charles Reade's novel Griffith Gaunt, published in The Argosy, v. 1, 1866, p. 369.
Library's copy mounted on cardstock.

Summary: 

Illustration shows Mrs. Ryder combing the hair of her mistress, Mrs. Gaunt.

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Artist page: 
Small, William
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints