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(SKETCHBOOK.) [Lawson, Maria]. Fine Victorian-era portrait album. 40 handsome profile portraits of men and women drawn in graphite, most dated at lower right; approximately 4 1/4x3 3/4 inches each on heavier stock cornered into leaves of "Whatman" watermarked chain-lined paper, sitter names captioned in pencil on mounts. 12mo format notebook, 6 1/2x4inches, lightly worn plain black calf; one plate stained otherwise generally clean. England, 1852-53
A charming visual register of a mid-19th century English family. Surnames include Black, Lawson, Wybergh, Graham, Musgrave, Waddlove, and How; a few portraits are identified by name and profession, relating their service to the families, such as Old Bill Emmerson the Stable Man. The chatter of Brontë is almost palpable.
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