Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
The Door Won't Open!
7 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches (200 x 156 mm)
Pen and black ink on paper.
1986.2262
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Sketch probably intended for a cartoon for an unidentified publication.
Title from item; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.
Title from item; attribution from Gordon Ray inventory.
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption title in pencil at lower left.
Summary
Cartoon shows an (apparently) inebriated man standing in the rain, facing left, with an umbrella held out in front of him in his right hand and a key held up in his left.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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