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The Russian Bear

Drawing
1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Baxter, William Giles (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Drawing


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Titles
  • The Russian Bear (assigned by artist)
  • Ally Sloper's Half Holiday (series title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink
Pen and Ink
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
William Giles Baxter, original drawing for illustration to 'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday': The Russian Bear.
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Image height: 251mm
  • Image width: 325mm
  • Sheet height: 277mm
  • Sheet width: 356mm
Object history
Original drawing for illustration to 'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday', a British comic first published in 1884. William Giles Baxter provided illustrations from issue 13 until his death in 1888.
Subject depicted
Bears
Bibliographic reference
Tim Batchelor, Cedar Lewisohn, Martin Myrone Rude Britannia: British Comic Art London: Tate Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781854378866.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.139-1906

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O843135/the-russian-bear-drawing-baxter-william-giles/
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