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Alfred Bryan
1852-1899
W.E. Gladstone and General Gordon
ca. 1888?
Pen and black ink over graphite, on card stock.
6 5/8 x 3 15/16 inches (168 x 122 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1983
Inscription:
Caption reads "General Gordon" in pen at upper left; initialed "AB" by the artist at lower right; inscribed "J" in pencil on verso.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Caricature shows Gladstone from the rear standing in front of Hamo Thornycroft's statue of General Gordon; he starts at the sight of the monument, his hair standing out from his head in evident alarm as his hat falls from his head.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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