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Illustration study for struggle scene for the book A Damsel Errant by Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzkoy) (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1898)
Illustration study for struggle scene for the book A Damsel Errant by Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzkoy) (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1898)

Illustration study for struggle scene for the book A Damsel Errant by Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzkoy) (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1898)

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Object Details

Title:
Illustration study for struggle scene for the book A Damsel Errant by Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzkoy) (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1898)
Date:
c. 1898
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.
Classification
Books Guides Illuminated Texts
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[above, left and below illustration in graphite]: [Excerpts, parts illegible:] Twas the hand of the old baron that I / now felt upon my throat …. I could neither / cry out nor defend myself / my arms slapped my / sides as he whirled me / to & fro ...; [verso in graphite]: I-37

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