Murdoch, John (1813-1871) Sixty-four Drawings, c. 1840. Collection of pen and ink sketches, in various stages of completion, a few in pencil only, all on ivory-colored wove paper, 9 1/2 x 12 in., including contemporary narrative illustrations, renaissance-style subjects, children, cartoons, scenes of domestic and office life, and some biblical motifs. Murdoch attended Harvard, class of 1833; he lived an itinerant life, working mainly as a semi-successful clerk and a frustrated artist.
Murdoch, John (1813-1871) Sixty-four Drawings, c. 1840. Collection of pen and ink sketches, in various stages of completion, a few in pencil only, all on ivory-colored wove paper, 9 1/2 x 12 in., including contemporary narrative illustrations, renaissance-style subjects, children, cartoons, scenes of domestic and office life, and some biblical motifs. Murdoch attended Harvard, class of 1833; he lived an itinerant life, working mainly as a semi-successful clerk and a frustrated artist.
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