Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Preparations for the MidLothian Campaign, Mixing the Egg and Sherry

Alfred Bryan
1852-1899

Preparations for the MidLothian Campaign, Mixing the Egg and Sherry

1880s?
6 11/16 x 4 3/4 inches (170 x 120 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite, on card stock.
1986.1998

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Inscriptions/Markings
Caption reads "Preparations for the MidLothian Campaign, Mixing the Egg and Sherry" in pencil at foot; initialed "AB" by the artist at lower right; inscribed "j" in pencil on verso.
Summary

3/4 length caricature shows W.E. Gladstone standing before a mixing bowl with three eggs and a bottle of sherry; he raises a glass to his lips as Mrs. Gladstone, a bottle in each hand, is shown entering the room in the background.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department