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A Knight and jesters

Linley Sambourne (English, 1844–1910)

1886

Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; burnished India proof

Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession number55.2908

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Inscriptions"L Sambourne" lower rt. Artist's notes to engraver in pencil

ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.

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"He climbed over the ledges of rock, and saw the sand-pipes hanging in thousands"

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"And the otter grew so proud that she turned head over heels twice, and then stood upright half out of the water, grinning like a Cheshire cat"

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1885

Initial letters "SO" and Tom on a rock

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1885

"He was a jolly, honest, sensible squire, as ever kept a pack of hounds"

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1885

"Only see that, if you go hungry, your horse does not: but give him his warm gruel and beer"

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1885

"'How cruel of you to send Ellie away!,' sobbed Tom"

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1885

"Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom"

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1885

Illustration to "Punch"

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"The Housekeeper"

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"Professors Owen and Huxley and the Water Baby"

Linley Sambourne

1885

"Tom and the big brown trout"

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1855

"The village Beauty and the Rival Swains, F_wl_r and G_sch_n"

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