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Alfred Crowquill

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Alfred Crowquill
Woman and Satyr
Black and brown ink and wash over graphite, on paper.
8 11/16 x 6 1/8 inches (218 x 157 mm)
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
1956.28:71
Notes: 

Drawing evidently intended as a preliminary sketch for a cartoon for an unidentified publication.
Title devised by cataloger.

Provenance: 
DeCoursey Fales.
Summary: 

Drawing shows a comic scene with a barefoot country woman seated below a tree, eating a piece of fruit with a small knife; she glances sourly at a satyr who stands to her right, regarding her with his hand on chest, wearing a tophat and low boots and carrying a shepherd's crook.

Associated names: 

Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.

Catalog link: 
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Artist page: 
Crowquill, Alfred
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints