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"He was an officer with a pair of moustaches as long as your arm, who said once in company that two of the most heartrending sights in the world, which moved him most to tears, which he would do anything to prevent on remedy, were a child over a broken...

(English, 1844–1910)
(English, 1819–1875)
Medium/TechniquePen and ink on paper
DimensionsIn Mat: 11.1 x 15 cm (4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.2901
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ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptions"Sambourne Mar. '84" bottom of post, title and partial drawing on verso; signed on mat
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
Bookplate: S. S. Oceanic
Linley Sambourne