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The Princess

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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882

The Princess

1858?
4 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches (114 x 164 mm)
Graphite and black crayon on paper.
1986.1768:4

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Drawing for an illustration to Charles Lever's Davenport Dunn (London : Chapman & Hall, 1857-1859), v. I, p. 144 (facing).
Forms part of a collection of 13 drawings by Browne for illustrations for the novels of Charles Lever (see 1986.1768:1-13).
Title from item.
Inscriptions/Markings
In pencil at lower left: The Princess; signed with the artist's initials at lower right.
Summary

Drawing shows the princess in the company of several other young women in a walled garden on the convent grounds.

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