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Old Lady and Two Men
Purchased 1927
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
caricature
clergyman
cloak
clothing and personal items
group
groups
hat, bonnet
individuals: male
man
named individuals
objects
people
portraits
religious
Slapkins, Joseph, Rev.
smiling
social comment
society
standing
talking
woman, old
work and occupations
paper unique ink
Old Lady and Two Men
support: 200 × 152 mm
Purchased 1927
<p><b>N04268</b>	OLD LADY AND TWO MEN (?) <i>c.</i> 1889–90</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘Phil May.’ t.r.
<br/>Pen, 7 7/8×6 (20×15·25), on page with perforated edge.
<br/>Purchased from James A. Simpson (Duveen Drawings Fund) 1927.
<br/><i>Lit:</i> Thorpe, 1932, pp.31–2 and 66.</p>
<p>See <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/may-barney-sheppard-sings-in-the-gloaming-n04266" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N04266</span></a>; the Rev. Slapkins is presumably shown on the right.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-07-20T00:00:00
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults caricature clergyman cloak clothing and personal items group groups hat, bonnet individuals: male man named individuals objects people portraits religious Slapkins, Joseph, Rev. smiling social comment society standing talking woman, old work and occupations