Randolph Caldecott

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Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
Sketch of a Musical Performance ; Man Wearing a Hooded Cape
Pen and black ink on paper.
8 3/4 x 7 inches (223 x 178 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2267:22
Notes: 

One of a group of 35 travel drawings, sketches, and studies evidently done by Caldecott during a tour or tours of the continent and elsewhere.
Sheet formerly folded, with a sketch on each side of fold.
Title supplied by cataloger; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Sketch at left shows a group of women who appear to be giving a private musical performance under the direction of a female conductor; at right, a full-length sketch of a man in knee breeches wearing a cape with a hood.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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