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Charles Keene
1823-1891
A Young Man and His Landlady
Pen and brown ink touched with white, on paper.
5 7/16 x 8 7/16 inches (138 x 213 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2091
Notes: 

Title from Ray.

Inscription: 

Signed with the artist's monogram at lower right; inscribed in pen in margin at left, "To F. Smallfield from his old friend Charles S. Keene".

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a young man seated at a table, seen from the back, with a meal set before him; he holds up a letter in one hand as his landlady stands beside the table at right, her hands clasped, regarding him with a slight smile.

Associated names: 

Smallfield, Frederick, 1829-1915, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 179-1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 119, reproduced p. 120.

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Keene, Charles
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints