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Alphonso XIII

Drawing
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kapp, Edmond Xavier (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Caricature portrait of Alphonso XIII, King of Spain. Head and shoulders, facing three-quarters left.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Caricatures & Cartoons
Portraits
Object type
Drawing
TitleAlphonso XIII (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Chinese ink on tracing paper
Chinese Ink
Tracing Paper
Brief description
Drawing of King Alphonso XIII of Spain. Caricature portrait, head and shoulders, facing three-quarters left. Drawn in black chalk by Edmond Xavier Kapp. 1926.
Physical description
Caricature portrait of Alphonso XIII, King of Spain. Head and shoulders, facing three-quarters left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 24.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Kapp. 26' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Palazo [sic] Real. Madrid' (Inscribed)
  • 'King Alphonso XIII of Spain. A drawing made, on invitation, at the Palazzo Real, Madrid, 1926 ('Please note that I always wear a soft collar. That's why my friends in England don't consider me a gentleman'.)' (Inscribed on the mount)
Credit line
Given by the Miriam Sacher Charitable Trust
Subject depicted
Alphonso XIII (King of Spain)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.536-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O693369/alphonso-xiii-drawing-kapp-edmond-xavier/
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