Ford Madox Brown
The Dream of Sardanapalus

ArtistEnglish, born France, 1812–1893
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Dream of Sardanapalus
Date1869
MediumBlack chalk, black and brown ink, iron gall ink, gray and brown wash with watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 5/16 x 11 in. (18.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long in honor of Cornelia Long at "One Great Night in November, 2015"
Object number2015.282
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ProvenanceFred Koch Collection, New York; private collection, United Kingdom; [Daniel Katz Ltd Fine Art, by June 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History"Vignettes: Masterworks on Paper 1520 to 1870," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14–April 16, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Initialed and dated in ink, in image, bottom right corner: MFB | 69
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, above image, center: Sardanapalus [cursive]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center: Corsair [cursive, upside down]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: p8410 | 44 / K02325
Recto: Initialed and dated in ink, in image, bottom right corner: MFB | 69
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