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28 Studies for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'

George Roland Halkett, c. 1883

A collection of 26 preparatory drawings for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' plus two handwritten lists of illustrations from the Scottish caricaturist, Halkett. George Roland Halkett was editor of the 'Pall Mall Gazette' and the 'Pall Mall Magazine' and was elected President of the Society of Illustrators in 1897. The Courtauld hold a number of watercolour illustrations from the 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' publication.

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Title of artwork, date

28 Studies for 'The Elves and the Shoemaker', c. 1883

Date supported

2010

Medium and material

Pen & ink; pencil; pencil & watercolour

Dimensions

Various

Gifted by

Anonymous

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