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Alfred Crowquill
Old Man In Prayer With Jester and Rotund Comic Figure
5 9/16 x 3 3/4 inches (142 x 196 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite, on paper.
1956.28:87
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
Notes
Drawing probably intended to serve as a tailpiece illustration for an unidentified publication.
Title devised by cataloger.
Title devised by cataloger.
Summary
Comic grouping of three figures, including an old man shown on his knees in prayer at left, with a crutch lying on the ground before him, a portly figure in the center, holding a banner which reads "Fin", and a jester at right, holding a quill and volume at his side. Rough sketch in black chalk of a landscape (?) with doorway or cave mouth (?) on verso.
Associated names
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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