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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"A compliment which Mr. Weller returned by knocking him down out of hand ..."
1874?
4 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches (111 x 143 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:6
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing for an illustration to the Household edition of Charles Dickens's The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club (London : Chapman & Hall, 1874), p. 169.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
Published caption title.
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 22 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy.
Published caption title.
Inscriptions/Markings
Mounted on album leaf with annotations in pencil: "Pickwick" and "p. 169"; stamped "190" in ink at lower left.
Summary
Drawing shows a crowded street scene, with Mr. Pickwick seated in a sedan chair at left and Mr. Weller battling a group of men at right, three of whom already sit or lie stunned on the ground at his feet.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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