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Illustration to She Stoops to Conquer
Presented by a group of admirers through John Singer Sargent 1924
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: features
arguing
arm / arms raised
chair
domestic
fur / hide
furnishings
Goldsmith, Oliver, ‘She stoops to conquer’, 1773
group
groups
hands clasped
interiors
literature (not Shakespeare)
literature and fiction
living room
man
objects
people
rug
sitting
standing
woman
paper unique ink
Illustration to ‘She Stoops to Conquer’
support: 267 × 413 mm
Presented by a group of admirers through John Singer Sargent 1924
<p><b>N03988</b>	ILLUSTRATION TO ‘SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 1885
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<br/>Inscr. ‘E. A. Abbey 1885’ b.r.
<br/>Pen and ink, 10 1/2×16 1/4 (27×41).
<br/>Presented by a group of admirers through John Singer Sargent 1924.
<br/><i>Coll:</i> Mrs E. A. Abbey.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> R.A., winter 1912 (350), as ‘Was it well done, Sir, to assist in rendering me ridiculous?’
<br/><i>Repr:</i> Oliver Goldsmith, <i>She Stoops to Conquer</i>, 1887 (1st ed.) and 1901 (8th ed.), p.167.</p>
<p>See the note on <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/abbey-illustration-to-she-stoops-to-conquer-n03987" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N03987</span></a>.</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, I</p>
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2004-07-20T00:00:00
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults animals: features arguing arm / arms raised chair domestic fur / hide furnishings Goldsmith, Oliver, ‘She stoops to conquer’, 1773 group groups hands clasped interiors literature and fiction literature (not Shakespeare) living room man objects people rug sitting standing woman