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Alfred Crowquill
Woman Preventing a Man from Unlocking a Chest
Pen and black ink and wash over graphite, on paper.
7 7/8 x 6 15/16 inches (251 x 177 mm)
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
1956.28:73
Notes:
Drawing evidently intended as a preliminary sketch for an illustration for an unidentified publication.
Rectangular section paper cut from lower left hand corner, slightly affecting image.
Title devised by cataloger.
Provenance:
DeCoursey Fales.
Summary:
Drawing shows an interior where a man and a woman in eighteenth century dress appear to be in conflict over a chest sitting on a stand with cabriole legs; the woman stands beside the chest, resting her arm on the lid as she covers the lock with her other hand, while the the man leans or lunges forward with a ring of keys in his hand, his mouth open and his other hand raised seemingly in protest.
Associated names:
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
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