Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
Man in Uniform Holding a Pair of Spectacles
9 7/8 x 3 15/16 inches (252 x 99 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite on paper.
1986.2267:21
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
One of a group of 35 travel drawings, sketches, and studies evidently done by Caldecott during a tour or tours of the continent and elsewhere.
Title supplied by cataloger; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.
Title supplied by cataloger; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.
Summary
Full-length study of a man with a long mustache standing 3/4 to the right, wearing a uniform with a tall, brimless hat ornamented with a cockade or chelengk, and holding a pair of spectacles in his hand.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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