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Cartoons by Robert Stewart Sherriffs, 1920s-1930s


39 Portraits in set

Ink, wash, crayon and pencil drawings of mainly literary and theatrical personalities of the 1920s and 1930s by cartoonist Robert Sherriffs. His caricature of John Barrymore in the Bystander led to a series of drawings of celebrities in the Sketch. He also drew for the Radio Times and after the war he became film caricaturist for Punch. This collection covers the years from 1926 to 1939.

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Charlie Chaplin, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(9)

Charlie Chaplin

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink, circa 1928-1936
NPG 5224(9)

Gordon Craig, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(6)

Gordon Craig

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, circa 1928-1936
NPG 5224(6)

Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(1)

Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, circa 1928-1936
NPG 5224(1)

H.G. Wells, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(3)

H.G. Wells

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink, circa 1928-1936
NPG 5224(3)

H.G. Wells, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(2)

H.G. Wells

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, 1934
NPG 5224(2)

George Grossmith, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG 5224(7)

George Grossmith

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink, 1936
NPG 5224(7)

Gertrude Lawrence, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18346

Gertrude Lawrence

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink, 1920s
NPG D18346

Anthony Asquith, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D43

Anthony Asquith

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink, 1927
NPG D43

Alfred George Gardiner, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D44

Alfred George Gardiner

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink, 1927
NPG D44

Compton Mackenzie, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D48

Compton Mackenzie

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink and chalk, probably late 1920s
NPG D48

Norman Long, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D54

Norman Long

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
pen and ink and wash, probably late 1920s
NPG D54

John Galsworthy, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18337

John Galsworthy

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, probably late 1920s
NPG D18337

J.M. Barrie, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18339

J.M. Barrie

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and wash, late 1920s
NPG D18339

(Richard Horatio) Edgar Wallace, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18341

(Richard Horatio) Edgar Wallace

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
black ink, white paint and pencil, circa 1927
NPG D18341

David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18342

David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and crayon, probably late 1920s or early 1930s
NPG D18342