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Title
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A Jester in gaol
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Actual Title
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The Jester (alt)
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Artist
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J. Watson Nicol
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Type
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Oil on canvas
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Size (HxW, mm)
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277 x 200
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Lent By
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Thomas Phelps, Esq.
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Catalog Number
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73
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Catalog Page
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11
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Catalog Description
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His legs are fettered but his mind is free, and he still fancies himself in old scenes making others merry./ Stone walls do not a prison make,/ Nor iron bars a cage.-- Lovelace
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Curators Notes
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Option is "The Jester" (1878); no details except from Bonhams auction
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Alt-Text
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A bearded man in a red jester’s outfit sits in a chair, looking over his shoulder with a neutral expression. He holds a long pipe in his mouth. The background is dark and plain.
