Thackeray, William Makepeace
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Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863
Four Scenes
Brown ink on paper.
10 5/8 x 16 13/16 inches (270 x 427 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.
2005.275
Inscription:
Inscribed by the artists hand in brown ink on drawing, "The Appy Fammaly; Jocelyn the page brings the Lord Abbot a flagon of pale Ayle; Scene from High Life; combat between Mensieurs [Dhu-ful]"; verso: inscribed in graphite at top left, "Thackeray", inscribed in another hand at bottom right "Given to Mrs. E.M. Fitzgerald by Thackeray."
Provenance:
Mrs. Edward Marlborough Fitzgerald, by descent to her son; from whom acquired in 1887 by J. Pearson & Co, London; Augustin Daly, New York, (July 20, 1838 - June 7, 1899) who incorporated the drawing into a volume with the Brookfield Correspondence, his sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 19 March, 1900, lot 3403; from which acquired by Pierpont Morgan.
Associated names:
Fitzgerald, Edward Marlborough, Mrs., former owner.
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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