Edward Dalziel
1817-1905
Cobblers and Tinkers are the Best Ale-Drinkers
1855
6 15/16 x 7 inches (177 x 126 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Watercolor over graphite, on paper.
1986.2105:6
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
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Signed with the artist's monogram at lower right.
Summary
Drawing shows three men seated at a table beneath a tree in front of an inn, with a fourth man in an apron (the host?), standing behind the table with a tankard in his hand. In front of the table in the foreground, two small children, one of them carrying a pair of shoes, stand with their backs to the viewer, as they converse with one of the drinkers sitting in front at right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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