Gustave Doré
‘But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o’er She shall press, ah nevermore!’, 1882
Graphite, brush, grey wash, heightened with white
51.5 x 35.8 cm
20 1/4 x 14 1/8 in
20 1/4 x 14 1/8 in
Copyright The Artist
Provenance
Provenance:
J. Henry Harper, New York, from September 1882
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Marqusee, New York, New York;
A gift
from the above ; Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Freemans, Philadelphia, 14th February 2023, Lot 55
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