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He that Would Know What Shall be, Must Consider What hath Been

George Dalziel
1815-1902

He that Would Know What Shall be, Must Consider What hath Been

1855
7 x 5 inches (178 x 126 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Watercolor over graphite, on paper.
1986.2105:8

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's monogram at lower left.
Summary

Drawing shows a robed and bearded monk or scholar seated at a wooden table by a leaded window, reading an illuminated volume. Two other books sit on the floor at right, and there is an hour glass on the table before him.

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