Byron and Marianna.

After a work byAfter a work by William Drummond

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 15/16 x 10 1/16in. (32.9 x 25.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 11 7/8in. (40 x 30.2cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young man wearing a dressing gown over a shirt with an open neckline is seated at the right. He holds a quill pen in his right hand and is writing on a sheet of paper. Two other sheets of paper, densely covered with writing, are beneath it on a table. Two small covered containers, one of them probably an inkwell, and a small portfolio are also on the table. A young woman is seated at the left, close beside the man on the same upholstered chair or sofa. She wears a dress with a low neckline. Her jewelry includes a double strand pearl necklace and a brooch with a pearl pendant pinned to her sleeve. Her left arm is around the man's neck. Her right hand is on his right arm. Drapery is in the background.

Object number1961.79.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BYRON AND MARIANNA. / MY DEAR TOM. / I REALLY CANNOT GO ON: THERE IS A PAIR OF BLACK EYES LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER, / SO THAT I MUST TURN AND ANSWER THEM INSTEAD OF YOU.' / Moore's Life of Byron." Lower left, in pencil, "Dra 33 #11-a".

On verso, upper left, in black ink, "68143 [crossed out]". Lower left, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 43".

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