drawing;
print study
- Museum number
- 1937,0410.2
- Description
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Mr Punch and the world, drawing for an illustration to 'Punch'; Mr Punch standing at right between two figures, at left a figure with a globular head standing with one hand on a picture, in background wall with pictures hanging from it. 1843
Graphite
- Production date
- 1843
- Dimensions
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Height: 230 millimetres
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Width: 182 millimetres
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Punch
- Acquisition date
- 1937
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
In the Reportes to the Turstees, 2 April 1937, Arthur Hind, Keeper of Prints and Drawings, reported that he had secured this drawing with others at the Sydney Morse sale for the Department, and L G Esmond Morse had offered to present it with three others
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1937,0410.2