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Caricature - Man in top hat accompanied by black spectres terrifies another man

Maker

James Frank Sullivan (artist)
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

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”.

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