Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.93.13 © 2008 The Connec ...

Phineas T. Barnum, Connecticut Yankee Extraordinary, Presents Tom Thumb to the Queen of England

DraftsmanDrawn by HH Art Studios Inc. (American)

Date1947

MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 22 x 15in. (55.9 x 38.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro

Object number1980.93.13

DescriptionDrawing of two men meant to represent P. T. Barnum and Charles Stratton (General Tom Thumb) being presented at court. The two men stand, slightly bowing, facing a woman wearing a crown, meant to be Queen Victoria, seated next to a man meant to be her husband Prince Albert. There are other people are in the background, and part of a chandelier and curtains are visible.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 21 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. It was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.21.

Status

Not on view