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Arthur Rackham

Aladdin, Widow Twankay, the Emperor, and Pekoe; design for illustration

Description

Maker

Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939)

Title

Aladdin, Widow Twankay, the Emperor, and Pekoe; design for illustration

Year

1891

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • colored pencil

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • colored pencil

Materials

pen and ink, colored pencil

Dimensions

22.5 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink: "Pekoe - Mr. Dicketts. / Aladdin - Mr. J. C. Duff / Widow Twankay / The Emperor Mr. P. M. Skinner / AR."; and in graphite, LR: "4 inches wide"

Verso: inscribed in pen and ink: "Amateur Theat.e @ St. Leonards on Sea In P. Mall Budget Dec 17 1891 No. 1212"; and in graphite: "PMG 7478 Tuesday 10"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.947

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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Tombstone

Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939)
Aladdin, Widow Twankay, the Emperor, and Pekoe; design for illustration, 1891
pen and ink; colored pencil
22.5 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.947

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