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Border design with knights, ladies and dragons (recto); Sketches for border elements (verso)

ca. 1855
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Border design with knights, ladies and dragons (recto); Sketches for border elements (verso)
  • Artist: Richard Doyle (British, London 1824–1883 London)
  • Date: ca. 1855
  • Medium: Recto: graphite, pen and black ink, touches of brush and yellow-green wash
    Verso: graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.1 x 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.615.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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