Cockney humourist and loafer
Maker
(artist)
1869-1933
1869-1933
Title
Cockney humourist and loafer
Date of Production
(2 November) 1893
Medium
graphite, pen and black ink on thick wove (layered) paper, with black ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 31.7 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Accession Number
D.2000.XX.11
Mode of Acquisition
unknown
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
unknown until 2000 See Notes.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right edge, black ink, crossed out in graphite, written over an earlier erased inscription in graphite which included the word “house”: “If Friday or Sat. at 5 will do for pensioner.”; within drawing, lower right, black ink, first 2 letters in monogram, signed and dated: “EJ SULLIVAN / /93”; lower right, graphite: “4 back by ['Tues' crossed out] Wed. at ['6' crossed out]- 5”’ lower centre margin, black ink over graphite:” A cockney humorist + loafer.”. Verso: centre, graphite: “9407 / PMG”; lower right, graphite, dated: “Nov. 2 93”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right edge, black ink, crossed out in graphite, written over an earlier erased inscription in graphite which included the word “house”: “If Friday or Sat. at 5 will do for pensioner.”; within drawing, lower right, black ink, first 2 letters in monogram, signed and dated: “EJ SULLIVAN / /93”; lower right, graphite: “4 back by ['Tues' crossed out] Wed. at ['6' crossed out]- 5”’ lower centre margin, black ink over graphite:” A cockney humorist + loafer.”. Verso: centre, graphite: “9407 / PMG”; lower right, graphite, dated: “Nov. 2 93”.
Collector's mark: none.
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