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Gordon Browne
1858-1932
After the Battle, the Plunderers of the Dead
1877
Watercolor on paper.
7 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches (196 x 284 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2243
Notes: 

Title from item.

Inscription: 

Signed "Gordon Browne 1877" at lower right; title inscribed in pencil on verso.

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

Drawing shows a man in 17th century dress reaching down to seize a trumpet lying across the body of a soldier who lies dead in a flooded field, flanked by the bodies of other fallen men.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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Browne, Gordon
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints