"A Tight Fit"

1872

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A tipsy man who has buttoned his jacket crookedly is puzzled by his reflection in a long mirror. Keene's design was intended to be reproduced as a wood-engraving, probably in Punch, the popular periodical with which he was associated between 1864 and 1890. A leading British illustrator, Keene generally focused on humorous situations in humble surroundings, while his contemporary George Du Maurier satirized London society.

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Title: "A Tight Fit"
Artist: Charles Samuel Keene (British, Hornsey, Middlesex 1823–1891 London)
Date: 1872
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, touches of white gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (25.7 × 19.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.67.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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