Study for "Make a little bow to the ladies and gentleman"
Date1909
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration Citation"The Last of His Family," by Ralph Bergengren, in Collier's, December 11, 1909.
MediumGraphite on laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 × 8 7/16 in. (28 × 21.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-96
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe inscription below the drawing refers to the first lines of Robert Southey's poem, "The Battle of Blenheim." In the published version, however, the embarrassed young man recites from Clement Moore's "T'was the Night Before Christmas," not "The Battle of Blenheim." This may represent a change from the original manuscript, perhaps one made to align the story with the holiday theme of the issue.
