[Man grasping £20,000] [art original].

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Description

Title: [Man grasping £20,000] [art original].
Published / Created: [approximately 1810]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A full-length portrait of a man wearing a long jacket and hat. The outlines of his body and clothing are cut from a single sheet and defined using a pinpricks, with watercolor additions to the jacket and hat. The man's face, the bag of money he holds, and the platform he stands on are drawn entirely in watercolor on the mount
Description: Title and approximate date of production from dealer's description.
Artist unidentified. The pinprick portion of the design may derive from a commercial pattern, as nearly identical examples are known (but finished differently).
Provenance: Purchased from Michael S. Kemp, November 2024.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 21 x 15 cm, on sheet 30 x 21 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: No linguistic content