A girl holds a cake while an upright lion, a king, and an upright unicorn in human clothing look on.
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A lion stands upright at the left. Next to him is a girl holding a cake with a knife in it, a king with a crown, and a unicorn wearing human clothing. The lion is looking at the girl, with his left paw at his mouth. The girl is turned in profile to the left. She has long dark hair and is wearing a dress with a white ruffled pinafore and shoes with straps. The king is looking toward the lion with wide-open eyes. The unicorn is in profile to the left. He is wearing belted breeches and buckled shoes, and his right hand is in his pocket. The silhouette of a town with a church steeple can be seen in the background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.41.3
People
Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell, American (Bushnell, IL 1862 - 1924 Little Neck, NY)
Title
The Lion and the Unicorn, from "Through the Looking-Glass"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Through the Looking-Glass
Alternate Title: Five Illustrations for "Alice in Wonderland"
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1902
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306412

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, gouache, black ink and graphite on cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions
28.2 × 18 cm (11 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
mount: 39.5 × 29.2 cm (15 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black ink, l.r.: Peter Newell
  • inscription: verso, blue pencil: 18049
  • inscription: verso: Through the Looking Glass / "What's this?" he said, blinking at Alice.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip Hofer, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1929
Object Number
1929.41.3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, Harper and Brothers Publishers (New York, NY and London, England, 1902), reproduced facing p. 142

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