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The School for scandal

Print
1936 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Illustration to The School for Scandal. Experiments in strong Beer and Ale with Pop-Guns. Men drinking at a table, one in a brown coat and two others with black coats and white collars. A bound book with the title PDDLE PDDLE lies on the table, both coloured brown.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe School for scandal (published title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Brief description
René Ben Sussan (1895-1988). Illustrations for The School for Scandal, (Oxford University Press, 1936). Experiments in strong Beer and Ale with Pop-Guns. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint.
Physical description
Illustration to The School for Scandal. Experiments in strong Beer and Ale with Pop-Guns. Men drinking at a table, one in a brown coat and two others with black coats and white collars. A bound book with the title PDDLE PDDLE lies on the table, both coloured brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 286mm (Note: sheet)
  • Width: 193mm (Note: sheet)
  • Height: 195mm (Note: image, plate size)
  • Width: 120mm (Note: image, plate size)
Production typeLimited edition
Object history
Originally from the collection of Philippe Le Stum
Literary referenceRichard Brinsley Sheridan, The school for scandal (Oxford University Press, 1936)
Collection
Accession number
E.528-2024

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Record createdApril 25, 2023
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