Randolph Caldecott

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Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
Man Pulling on a Rope
Pen and black ink on paper.
7 x 4 3/8 inches (178 x 112 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2267:24
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.
Title supplied by cataloger; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.

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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a man, facing left, wearing a tunic tied with a sash at the waist, tall boots, and smoking a pipe as he strenuously pulls on a rope with both hands.

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

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