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Woman Preventing a Man from Unlocking a Chest

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Alfred Crowquill

Woman Preventing a Man from Unlocking a Chest

7 7/8 x 6 15/16 inches (251 x 177 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash over graphite, on paper.
1956.28:73

Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.

Notes
Drawing evidently intended as a preliminary sketch for an illustration for an unidentified publication.
Rectangular section paper cut from lower left hand corner, slightly affecting image.
Title devised by cataloger.
Summary

Drawing shows an interior where a man and a woman in eighteenth century dress appear to be in conflict over a chest sitting on a stand with cabriole legs; the woman stands beside the chest, resting her arm on the lid as she covers the lock with her other hand, while the the man leans or lunges forward with a ring of keys in his hand, his mouth open and his other hand raised seemingly in protest.

Associated names
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
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