Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 :A dream, after having supped / C.H. [1850s?]

Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 :A dream, after having supped / C.H. [1850s?]
Date
1850 - 1855
By
Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864
Reference
A-145-012
Description

Shows eleven skeletons engaged in various activities. Two hang from gallows, two are engaged in a game of leap-frog, one dances with a parasol, one sits with a bottle and wineglass. Two are dancing balletically and two are seated on a coffin. One has fallen on his front and broken into pieces.

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C.H.; Recto - above image - [Title]

Quantity: 1 drawing(s).

Physical Description: Ink drawing, 235 x 285 mm.

Provenance: From the estate of R L Wynyard of Auckland, descended from Colonel Robert Henry Wynyard.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 drawing(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Conjectural works, Ink drawing, 235 x 285 mm.
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