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It's Papa Can't Bear it Out of His Sight

A work made of gouache and watercolor with graphite, on cream wove paper (discolored to tan), laid down on tan wood-pulp board.
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  • A work made of gouache and watercolor with graphite, on cream wove paper (discolored to tan), laid down on tan wood-pulp board.

Date:

1872

Artist:

Randolph Caldecott
English, 1846-1886

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Randolph Caldecott

Title

It's Papa Can't Bear it Out of His Sight

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1872–1886

Medium

Gouache and watercolor with graphite, on cream wove paper (discolored to tan), laid down on tan wood-pulp board

Dimensions

19.1 × 18 cm (7 9/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John W. Taylor, Mrs. Winthrop M. Robinson, Jr. and Mrs. Fred D. Sauter from the Estate of Frances Hooper

Reference Number

1986.1551

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