"A Tight Fit"

Charles Samuel Keene British

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A tipsy man who has buttoned his jacket crookedly is puzzled by his reflection in a long mirror. Keene's design was intended to be reproduced as a wood-engraving, probably in Punch, the popular periodical with which he was associated between 1864 and 1890. A leading British illustrator, Keene generally focused on humorous situations in humble surroundings, while his contemporary George Du Maurier satirized London society.

"A Tight Fit", Charles Samuel Keene (British, Hornsey, Middlesex 1823–1891 London), Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, touches of white gouache (bodycolor)

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