Charles Keene
1823-1891
A Pair of Sportsmen
7 1/16 x 4 1/2 inches (180 x 114 mm)
Pen and brown ink over graphite, on paper.
1986.2095
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from Ray.
Formerly in the collection of the artist's brother, Henry Keene.
Formerly in the collection of the artist's brother, Henry Keene.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's monogram at lower right.
Summary
Drawing shows two men in hunting dress standing side by side on the grounds of a mansion, the man at right holds a gun under his arm and third man with a rifle is visible in the background at left.
Associated names
Keene, Henry, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 179-1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 119.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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