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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
Aurora and Tithonus(?)
7 5/16 x 5 inches (186 x 127 mm)
Graphite and black chalk on paper.
1986.1769:48
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Forms part of an album of 59 graphite and chalk drawings by H.K. Browne; including 21 drawings for illustrations executed for the Household edition of Pickwick papers, as well as sketches, studies, and designs for the periodical Judy (1986.1769:1-59).
Summary
Drawing shows an old and decrepit man with a crutch seated on the ground with his face resting in the palm of his hand; over him stands or hovers a partially draped young and beautiful female figure; a cupid chasing a butterfly appears on or in front of the base of a broken pedestal behind the man at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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