A Chiel (1914 - 1918)
Summary
Caricature: circular image on squared paper. Elegant dance hall setting with panelled walls. Two seated women in the foreground, smoking, in conversation; the subject of their observations strutts before them, pencil in mouth, notebook in hand and wearing military uniform. Various dancing figures are behind. There is a line of seated men and women against the wall on the right, the men are depicted as overweight, middle aged, wearing military dress. A chiel (which rhymes with peel) is a Scottish term for a person, similar to 'bloke' or 'chap' in English.
Object Name
A Chiel (1914 - 1918)
Creators Name
Date Created
1920
Dimensions
support: 30.4cm x 30.3cm
accession number
1925.139
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
pencil
crayon
Credit
Gift of Mr Charles Lambert Rutherston, 1925