Caricature - Man in top hat accompanied by black spectres terrifies another man
Maker
James Frank Sullivan (artist)
1853-1936
1853-1936
Title
Caricature - Man in top hat accompanied by black spectres terrifies another man
Date of Production
1853 - 1936
Medium
pen and black ink, white bodycolour used for corrections, on card
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.XX.42
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1978 (circa)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
H.J. Cornish Collection; presented to Hampstead Public Library, 1928; transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library, 1966; transferred to The Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library circa 1978
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower right corner, blindstamped: a winged lion with a serpent's tail, enclosed in a circle labelled "BRISTOL / BOARD".
Stamp: Recto: lower right, purple ink: "HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H.J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928.”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black ink, direction to printer: “Reeke 4 Reduce to 5” high”. Verso: upper left, graphite, number circled: “N 432 / Blank +[?] / Tues”; printed in black on a label adhered at upper centre: “9”; upper right and centre, graphite: “[arrow] Courtauld / Galleries / original pen & / ink – white / highlighted / J.F. SULLIVAN / [the following line crossed out] (See also G.E. STUDDY)”; lower centre, grey-brown ink: “28302”; lower left, blue crayon: “27th Prize”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt negative number: “1026/17(27a)”; lower right, purple crayon: “Sullivan”.
Stamp: Recto: lower right, purple ink: "HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H.J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928.”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black ink, direction to printer: “Reeke 4 Reduce to 5” high”. Verso: upper left, graphite, number circled: “N 432 / Blank +[?] / Tues”; printed in black on a label adhered at upper centre: “9”; upper right and centre, graphite: “[arrow] Courtauld / Galleries / original pen & / ink – white / highlighted / J.F. SULLIVAN / [the following line crossed out] (See also G.E. STUDDY)”; lower centre, grey-brown ink: “28302”; lower left, blue crayon: “27th Prize”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt negative number: “1026/17(27a)”; lower right, purple crayon: “Sullivan”.
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