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2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."]

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Title
2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."]
Names
Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871 (Creator)
Collection

Sophia Peabody Hawthorne collection of papers

Pictorial works

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1859 - 1871 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Hawthorne, S.
Shelf locator: Printed book: (Hawthorne, S.), St. Katherine of Alexandria (1859).
Genres
Drawings
Notes
Ownership: Sophia Hawthorne; Stephen H. Wakeman; W. T. H. Howe.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 leaves
Pencil drawings on glossy paper, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine," one with the couplet: "His very shield was gone--only the case, / Her own poor work, her empty labor, left." Inserted in: Noell Radecliffe. St. Katherine of Alexandria. London, 1859.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893393
MSS Unit ID: 19171
Accession number: 134222B (book)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a1c237c0-e4bf-012f-de46-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1809: Creator Born
  • 1859: Created (Approximate)
  • 1871: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859 - 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/118dd520-852d-0131-8802-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/118dd520-852d-0131-8802-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1859 - 1871). 2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/118dd520-852d-0131-8802-58d385a7bbd0

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2 original pencil sketches. [Elaine, illustrating Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine."]