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William Makepeace Thackeray

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Artist

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834–1890)

Date

1864

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

21 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 in. (54 x 17.1 x 12.7 cm)

Inscription

Inscribed on base, from: “THACKERAY”; left side: “BOEHM fec. / 1864”

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Sara O. B. Holland, 1940

Object Number

UH1