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Man Pulling on a Rope

Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886

Man Pulling on a Rope

7 x 4 3/8 inches (178 x 112 mm)
Pen and black ink on paper.
1986.2267:24

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.
Summary

Drawing shows a man, facing left, wearing a tunic tied with a sash at the waist, tall boots, and smoking a pipe as he strenuously pulls on a rope with both hands.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department