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Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty

Maker (British, 1867-1939)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1900
Mediumpen and watercolor
Dimensionssheet/ image: 5 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (13 x 14 cm.) mat: 19 x 12 1/2 in. (48.3 x 31.8 cm.)
SignedSigned with monogram in lower left of recto: AR
InscribedSigned with monogram in lower left of recto: AR
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThis pen drawing demonstrates Rackham's great skill as a graphic artist. This illustration casts Humpty Dumpty as a balding gentleman in top-coat and slippers. With a few strokes of the pen to form his furrowed brow and downturned mouth, the artist indicates the unfortunate egg's uncomfortable position on top of the wall. In the background, the marching silhouettes of all the king's horses and all the king's men hint at the conclusion to the story.
Status
Not on view
Object number000.94
Terms
    Sketchbook [p. 7]
    Sketchbook [p. 7]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.7
    Image Not Available for Sketchbook [p. 6]
    Sketchbook [p. 6]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.6
    Sketchbook [p. 11]
    Sketchbook [p. 11]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.11
    Sketchbook [p. 10]
    Sketchbook [p. 10]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.10
    Sketchbook [p. 9]
    Sketchbook [p. 9]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.9
    Sketchbook [p. 8]
    Sketchbook [p. 8]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.8
    Sketchbook [p. 37]
    Sketchbook [p. 37]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1840-42
    Object number: 72.55.11.37
    Sketchbook [p. 15]
    Sketchbook [p. 15]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.15
    Sketchbook [p. 36]
    Sketchbook [p. 36]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1840-42
    Object number: 72.55.11.36
    Sketchbook [p. 14]
    Sketchbook [p. 14]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.14
    Sketchbook [p. 39]
    Sketchbook [p. 39]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1840-42
    Object number: 72.55.11.39
    Sketchbook [p. 13]
    Sketchbook [p. 13]
    Arthur John Strutt
    1837-05
    Object number: 72.55.1.13