Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

"The whole town hath known it this half year"

William Small
1843-1929

"The whole town hath known it this half year"

1882
7 7/16 x 5 1/16 inches (189 x 129 mm)
Black ink and wash, on cardstock.
1986.2075

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Title from published caption.
Original drawing for an illustration for Henry Fielding's "History of the adventures of Joseph Andrews" (London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1882), p. 13 (facing).
Inscriptions/Markings
In pencil on verso, "2699 Passepartout".
Summary

Drawing shows Lady Booby walking arm in arm in the street with her footman, Joseph Andrews.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department