"A Tight Fit"
Charles Samuel Keene British
Not on view
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.