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Source Description
This caricature may allude to the "Seven-League Boots," which enable the wearer to take enormous strides as in "Le Petit Pouchet (Hop o' My Thumb)," a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault (1628-1703).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79168
label
""Homme en Grande Bottes""
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79168
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
""Homme en Grande Bottes""
description
This caricature may allude to the "Seven-League Boots," which enable the wearer to take enormous strides as in "Le Petit Pouchet (Hop o' My Thumb)," a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault (1628-1703).
provenance
Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A0677; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
caricatures
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.2
height
6.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 x W: 2 1/2 in. (15.24 x 6.35 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil on white sheet backing in recent writing: Album Mérimée
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79169
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med
watercolor on cream-colored paper tipped onto white sheet
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16439
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2828
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c20bfc3c467288ab
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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838445ac4065cc23
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no
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no