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Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
Sailor Riding a Shark
Graphite on paper.
5 11/16 x 4 13/16 inches (144 x 125 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2249
Notes:
One of a series of six drawings by Caldecott, probably intended for an illustrations for a boys' adventure story (see PML 1986.2249-54).
Title supplied by cataloger; attribution from Gordon Ray catalog and typed inventory.
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Drawing has pinholes in all four corners; with number "111" at lower right.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketch of a sailor riding astride a shark with its nose pierced by a broken spar.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York ; London : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1976, p. xxxii (reproduced) & 155.
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