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Charles Keene
1823-1891
[The flying fluteplayer]
[London : sn, 1863]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1264
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[London : s.n., 1863]
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Inscription:
Inscribed in pencil at left: Tracks for tourists. Burnand. C.K.
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Proof of a wood engraving after a cartoon by Charles Keene for F.C. Burnand's "How, when, and where?, or, The modern tourist's guide to the continent," published in Punch, Nov. 14, 1863, p. 202; Burnand's work with Keene's illustrations later published in book form as: Tracks for tourists. London : Bradbury and Evans, 1864.
Accompanies the following text: The flying fluteplayer. Hold your Alpenstock like a flute and whistle a tune, if you can, to assist the illusion. ...
Summary:
Illustration shows an Englishman descending a mountainside while holding his alpenstock to his lips as though it were a flute.
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