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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
French Brandy
Pen and black ink and watercolor, on paper.
3 15/16 x 3 7/16 inches (100 x 87 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2068
Notes:
Title from published illustration.
Drawing by Cruikshank for No. LXXXVIII of the Gallery of comicalities (London, n.d.); published illustration accompanied by verses with the first line reading, "Ah ha, Mr. Enghshman ! voyez ici, De grandest specific to banish ennui"; caricature also published by George Goodger in his The gallery of 140 comicalities (London, 1831).
Inscription:
Initialed "G.CK" by the artist at lower right.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a Frenchman in a tri-cornered hat, with purple jacket and a jabot; he holds a goblet of brandy in his left hand, to which he gestures with his right hand.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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