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Old men in reading room, Holland

Print
1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chalk drawing of five elderly men seated around a table in a reading room. They are all wearing hats and stare into space or at one another. One loosely holds a newspaper.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOld men in reading room, Holland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Chalk drawing
Brief description
E. Borough Johnson. "Old men in reading room, Holland." Chalk drawing, 1913.
Physical description
Chalk drawing of five elderly men seated around a table in a reading room. They are all wearing hats and stare into space or at one another. One loosely holds a newspaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914)
  • Width: 14 1/2in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Borough Johnson, Urk. 1913. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist.
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.3516-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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