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Design for an illustration to "Vanity Fair" (recto); Sketch of young woman (verso)

Author Related author William Makepeace Thackeray British
ca. 1847
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Object Information
  • Title: Design for an illustration to "Vanity Fair" (recto); Sketch of young woman (verso)
  • Artist: William Makepeace Thackeray (British (born India), Calcutta 1811–1863 London)
  • Author: Related author William Makepeace Thackeray (British (born India), Calcutta 1811–1863 London)
  • Date: ca. 1847
  • Medium: Watercolor over graphite (recto); graphite (verso)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.736.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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