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Happiness
Image Not Available for Happiness
Artist/Maker

Happiness

1847
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Gray wash, graphite, and gouache on brown paper
Overall: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
X.498
Probably represents Henry W. Greatorex, a prominent NYC musician who married the artist Eliza (Pratt) Greatorex in 1849. He died in 1858.
DescriptionDrawn for the New York Sketch Club's last meeting in 1847, theme: Happiness. Boston, Daily Evening Transcript, 12 Dec 1847, 2:2.
Markingsinscription: lower left: "New York Sketch Club" inscription: lower right: "H.W. Greatorex"
InscribedInscribed along lower edge in brown ink: "New York Sketch Club Happiness HW Greatorex"
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