Watercolour
ca. 1900 (made), 1904 (coloured)
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An illustration depicting a little boy, with bare feet, holding his hands behind his back, gazing downwards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Arthur Rackham, pen, ink and watercolour illustration to Grimm's Fairy Tales 1900, 'The Old Man and His Grandson', the grandson, 1900-1904 |
| Physical description | An illustration depicting a little boy, with bare feet, holding his hands behind his back, gazing downwards. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed in the lower left corner 'A. Rackham' and dated '1904' |
| Object history | This drawing is in two parts (see 1078-1996), and was made for 1900 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales. The work was coloured for exhibition in 1904, but was not exhibited. The story told through the illustrations is 'The Old Man and his Grandson'. |
| Production | R.W.S. |
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| Associated object | E.1077-1996 (Object) |
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| Accession number | E.1078-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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