"The Impending Chinaman; Policeman (who had been whistling down this area all morning): 'Ullo! What are you doing 'ere? Is the Cook in?' Chinaman (blandly): 'Me am Cookey! You might have knocked him down with a feather!,' he said"

Requires Photography

Charles Samuel Keene (English, 1823–1891)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)

1883

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; proof

Dimensions Block: 11.5 x 16.8 cm (4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); Sheet: 17.1 x 21.8 cm (6 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.2556

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Signed

Inscriptionsl.r.: "CK"

ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.