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The Wild Man Went His Weary Way To the Strange and Lonely Pump

Maker (American, 1851-1928)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1883
Mediumink on paper
Dimensions6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 12.1 cm.)
DescriptionThis is an illustration from 'Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur.' by Lewis Carroll from 'Rhyme? and Reason?', published in 1883.
SignedSigned in lower right of recto in image in ink: A.B.F.
InscribedSigned in lower right of recto in image in ink: A.B.F. Inscribed in upper left of recto in red pencil: to be 3 1/2 wide Inscribed in lower center of recto in ink: Poeta fit. The wild man went his weary way.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Virginia Steele Scott Foundation
Label TextThis is an illustration from 'Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur.' by Lewis Carroll from 'Rhyme? and Reason?', published in 1883.
Status
Not on view
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