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Hablot Knight Browne, called Phiz
1815-1882
The "Princess" at the Opera
1858?
6 9/16 x 4 11/16 inches (167 x 119 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1986.1768:1
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing backed with thin vellum paper.
Drawing for an illustration to Charles Lever's Davenport Dunn (London : Chapman & Hall, 1857-1859), v. I, p. 251 (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.
Drawing for an illustration to Charles Lever's Davenport Dunn (London : Chapman & Hall, 1857-1859), v. I, p. 251 (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 foot: The "Princess" at the Opera; in a different hand: Davenport Dunn p. 215 [sic].
Summary
Drawing shows a box at the opera where a young woman sits looking out over the audience as a group of men below gossip and gaze up at her with spy glasses.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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