id:			105921
accession number:	1924.1004
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.1004
updated:		2025-08-07 19:22:36.095000

Sketch for "Mrs. Pottles Can't Abide a Crowd", 1856. John Leech (British, 1817–1864). Graphite; sheet: 16.4 x 15.4 cm (6 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.1004

title:				Sketch for "Mrs. Pottles Can't Abide a Crowd"
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creation date:			1856
creation date earliest:		1856
creation date latest:		1856
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* John Leech (British, 1817–1864)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 16.4 x 15.4 cm (6 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Humor in Prints
	opening date:   1934-09-13T04:00:00
	<i>Humor in Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 13-October 28, 1934).

	title:		Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art
	opening date:   2024-05-04T04:00:00
	<i>Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 4-September 8, 2024).

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