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Preview image of work. engraving on cream wove paper,  The Puppet Master 18890

2009.16.22

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The Puppet Master

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Artist

Robert Sargent Austin (Leicester, England, 1895 - 1973)

Title

The Puppet Master

Creation Date

1926

Century

early 20th century

Dimensions

10 3/8 in. x 7 3/4 in. (26.35 cm x 19.69 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, United Kingdom

Medium and Support

engraving on cream wove paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

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Accession Number

2009.16.22

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (March 2010):
1980 Ashmolean Museum catalogue entry “The artist pointed out (1 June 1966) that the figure and profile (but not the beard or moustache) were drawn from his reflection in a looking glass.”