Thackeray, William Makepeace
1811-1863
Sir Francis Clavering in "Pendennis"
1839
5 3/16 x 5 7/16 inches (132 x 138 mm)
Brown ink and graphite on paper.
2005.173
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan.
Notes
See letter in Morgan Archives (Early Business Correspondence): North, Ernest Dressel. Letter signed: to Pierpont Morgan, 1907 Jan. 23, offering twelve Thackeray drawings.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed by artist in graphite at bottom left of drawing, "W.M.Thackeray 1839"; inscribed in graphite at bottom of drawing on mount "180 Pendennie for Francis (1 a-o)"; verso: inscribed in another hand in graphite at middle "125.00ner B[---]".
Associated names
Fairholt family, former owner.
North, Ernest Dressel, 1858-1945, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
North, Ernest Dressel, 1858-1945, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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