Original satirical drawing in ink and black wash of Molière's Tartuffe: the hypocrite, muffled in a black cloak and wearing a tall flat-brimmed hat, walks along a cobbled street cane in hand, his plump face showing between brim and collar. Titled "Tartuffe" vertically and signed with the initials R. W. at the lower right.
Original satirical drawing in ink and black wash of Molière's Tartuffe: the hypocrite, muffled in a black cloak and wearing a tall flat-brimmed hat, walks along a cobbled street cane in hand, his plump face showing between brim and collar. Titled "Tartuffe" vertically and signed with the initials R. W. at the lower right.
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Condition: Good. Paper somewhat toned, with a soft vertical crease; the drawing intact and the blacks well preserved.