James Mahoney
1816-1879
The Parting of Charley and Lizzie Hexam
ca. 1873
5 3/16 x 6 9/16 inches (132 x 166 mm)
Pen and black ink touched with white, on card stock.
1986.2041
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Original drawing by J. Mahoney for an illustration for book I, chap. 6 of the Household edition of Charles Dickens' "Our mutual friend" (London : Virtue & Co., [1873]).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's monogram at lower left; in pencil on verso, "James Mahoney Illustration for Dickens' 'Our mutual friend.' Book I., chap. 6. Household Edition."
Summary
Drawing shows Charley Hexam leaving home after bidding farewell to his sister, Lizzie, who stands in the foreground of the room as her brother departs through the doorway.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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