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Draft list of illustrations for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' (recto)
Sketches of men's and women's heads (verso)

Maker

(author)
1865-1918

Title

Draft list of illustrations for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' (recto)
Sketches of men's and women's heads (verso)

Date of Production

(October) 1883

Medium

graphite and pen and brown ink (recto), graphite (verso) on card

Dimensions

Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 18.9 cm

Accession Number

MS.2010.XX.2

Mode of Acquisition

The Art Fund, gift, 4.6.2010

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Related Works

No image available Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker carrying a goose over his shoulders Title page (uncoloured) for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' 'Reform' cartoon (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and his wife watching the elves from behind a curtain Title page (coloured) for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' Studies for the 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker yawning in bed and the shoemaker looking out his window (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - a customer buying shoes Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker carrying home a goose over his shoulders Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - a customer trying on shoes Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and his wife watching the elves from behind a curtain Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker goes peaceably to bed (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - elves dressing Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker saying his prayers Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and his wife examining clothes and shoes for the elves Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker startled at seeing shoes Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the elves going out of the town Studies for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' including elves at work, elves cutting out work with large shears and elf brushing a shoe, with other unrelated figure studies including a man in a top hat (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and his wife by the fireside Studies for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' including the shoemaker leaves a light burning and the elves bustling away, and unrelated figure studies including a man ice skating (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker looking out his window Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - naked elves bustling away (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker buys more leather Illustration for 'The Elves ande the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker examining the workmanship Studies for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker examines the workmanship, the shoemaker leaves a light burning and the shoemaker is startled at seeing shoes (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and a lady customer in a bonnet Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker yawning in bed Various male figure studies (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the elves at work (recto) Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the elves singing Illustration for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' - the shoemaker and his wife coming from church

Provenance

The Art Fund, possibly since the 1960s; Gift of the Art Fund 2010

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: whole sheet, graphite, artist’s hand, dated: “The Elves and the Shoemaker / October 1883 / Frontispiece / Shoemaker at work in shop / Black + white / 1 Shoemaker at work 1a Shoemaker at door of shop. / 2 [crossed through in black pen] / 3 Shoemaker goes peaceably to bed. / 4 [circled] Yawning in bed [underlined] / 5 [circled] Saying his prayers [underlined] done. / 6 [circled] startled at seeing shoes. [underlined / Coloured 1 7 [“7” circled] Examining workmanship. [underlined] / 8 [circled] Shoemaker brings home more leather [underlined] done / 9 Cutting out work with large shears. / 10 [circled] Buyers coming in [underlined] Young lady / Coloured 2+ 11 [“11” circled] Customer trying on shoes. [underlined] / 12 [circled] sitting at fire with wife 12a (an evening abt. Christmas Time) / 13 Shoemaker leaves a light burning. / Coloured 3- 14 Elves at work. Yawning in bed [added in black ink] / 15 [circled] Elves regarding their work [underlined] Elf with feet in shoe. [underlined] / 16 Elves bustling away as quick as lightning / Coloured 4 18 Shoemaker + wife laid out the clothes to / 19 / 20 / 21 / Coloured 5 22 [“22” circled] Shoemaker looking out of window (facing colord. No. 5.) [underlined] / 23 / 24 [circled] Shoemaker + wife go to church [underlined] / Coloured 6 25 [“25” circled] Elves go off [underlined] done. / Coloured / 1 Customer buys shoes. / 2 Shoemaker brings home leather [the former word crossed out] a goose. / 3 Shoemaker + wife watching / 4 Shoemaker + wife Examing [sic] shoes / 5 Elves dressing / 6 Elves going off”.

Collector's mark: none.

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