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Alfred Crowquill
Old Man In Prayer With Jester and Rotund Comic Figure
Pen and black ink over graphite, on paper.
5 9/16 x 3 3/4 inches (142 x 196 mm)
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
1956.28:87
Notes:
Drawing probably intended to serve as a tailpiece illustration for an unidentified publication.
Title devised by cataloger.
Provenance:
DeCoursey Fales.
Summary:
Comic grouping of three figures, including an old man shown on his knees in prayer at left, with a crutch lying on the ground before him, a portly figure in the center, holding a banner which reads "Fin", and a jester at right, holding a quill and volume at his side. Rough sketch in black chalk of a landscape (?) with doorway or cave mouth (?) on verso.
Associated names:
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
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