GROTESQUE

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Pen and ink on paper. Not signed or dated. Presumed to be c. 1820. Image size: 90 x 90mm - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" approx. Generally good condition. Trimmed out of square from a larger shee t. A caricature of a charming and beautiful grotesque character. Drawn in pen and ink with an economy of line, the figure - male? female? - wrapped in a voluminous coat, is seated on a stool at a lectern or small writing desk, quill in hand, composing his or her thoughts. Show more