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Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
Woman Attempting to Attack Another With a Dagger
Graphite on paper.
5 5/8 x 4 15/16 inches (144 x 125 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2251
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 typed inventory.
Inscription:
Drawing has pinholes in all four corners and with number "266" inscribed at lower left.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Sketch shows two young women in eastern dress, one of whom (left) attempts to attack the other (right) with a dagger as a man wearing a turban intervenes between them.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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