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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
"Mr. Stiggins, getting on his legs as well as he could, proceeded to deliver an edifying discourse for the benefit of the company"
1874?
4 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches (111 x 137 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1769:18
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. 329.
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 annotated in pencil: "Pickwick" and "p. 329".
Summary
Drawing shows the figure of Mr. Stiggins standing at left, his arm raised as he addresses the Weller family, including Mrs. Weller, seated at far left, and Mr. Weller senior and his son Sam, both seated at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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