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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/phil-may-1600" aria-label="More by Phil May" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Phil May</a>
Lord Rosslyn
Purchased 1927
actions: postures and motions
adults
caricature
cigarette
clothing and personal items
coat
hand / hands on hip
hat
individuals: male
leisure and pastimes
man
named individuals
objects
people
portraits
recreational activities
Rosslyn, James Francis Harry, 5th Earl of,
smoking
social comment
society
standing
paper unique ink
Lord Rosslyn
support: 187 × 117 mm
Purchased 1927
<p><b>N04265</b> LORD ROSSLYN</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘Phil May.’ t.r., ‘Lord Rosslyn.’ b.r., and ‘tonight’ in pencil at bottom, covered by mount.
<br/>Pen, 7 3/8×4 5/8 (18·75×11·5); cut irregularly at 1.
<br/>Purchased from James A. Simpson (Duveen Drawings Fund) 1927.</p>
<p>This is presumably a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/caricature" title="Glossary definition for 'Caricature'"><span>caricature</span></a> of James Francis Harry, 5th Earl of Rosslyn, 1869–1939, who succeeded to the title in 1890.</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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2004-10-06T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults caricature cigarette clothing and personal items coat hand / hands on hip hat individuals: male leisure and pastimes man named individuals objects people portraits recreational activities Rosslyn, James Francis Harry, 5th Earl of, smoking social comment society standing