This drawing, one of the âElephant Sketchesâ, depicts DGR's parodic imagination of the Chinese symbol for âelephantâ. For further commentary see editorial notes on Elephant with Jar.
The date of the drawing is uncertain. It may be associated with DGR's request to Fanny, in May 1874, that she find a Chinese porcelain pot he wanted. The request apparently put her âin a rageâ (see
Fredeman, Correspondence, 74. 100
), and this drawingâit was sketched in a letterâmay have been sent to Fanny to soothe her feelings.
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This drawing, one of the âElephant Sketchesâ, depicts DGR's parodic imagination of the Chinese symbol for âelephantâ. For further commentary see editorial notes on Elephant with Jar.
The date of the drawing is uncertain. It may be associated with DGR's request to Fanny, in May 1874, that she find a Chinese porcelain pot he wanted. The request apparently put her âin a rageâ (see Fredeman, Correspondence, 74. 100 ), and this drawingâit was sketched in a letterâmay have been sent to Fanny to soothe her feelings.