Description: Lance Thackeray ( 1869 - 1916 ) pair of prints from The Light Side of EgyptGood condition on the walnut frames30 cm x 35 cm framedIn 1906/1907 Thackeray went out to Egypt where he drew the skechings that later were published in the book The Light Side of Egypt with 36 painted plates each one with commentary. He was interested in observing and mocking his travelers companions with their inappropriate clothing, outsmarted by local traders, defeated by willfulness of donkeys and camels, snoozing on the shade or climbing pyramidsLance Thackeray worked for Raphael Tuck & Sons of London producing humorous postcards for them.He was a outstanding cartoonist with a good eye for the comic. He drew for Punch and was a founder member of the London Sketch Club
Price: 40 GBP
Location: East Grinstead
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Features: Framed
Subject: comic / humorous / satiric
Material: Paper
Self-Representing Artist?: No
Framing: Framed
Artist: Lance Thackeray
Style: Cartoon
Type: Print