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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
Shagpat (?)
20th century?
Pen and black ink and graphite, on card.
18 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches (475 x 369 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2429
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Unfinished drawing probably intended to illustrate George Meredith's "The shaving of Shagpat".
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a man with extravagantly long hair and beard asleep on a throne as a crowd in the foreground attired in "eastern" costume look upon him with fear and awe.
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