Pen and ink illustrations created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine. It shows a selection of men and women in a variety of costumes and is labelled 'Figures in the Masque of War and Peace'.
The sketch was drawn by the artist Ralph Cleaver and has been signed by him in the bottom right hand corner.
The Masque of War and Peace, written by Louis N. Parker with music by Hamish MacCunn, was organised by Mrs. Arthur Paget in aid of the Widows and Orphans of the Household Troops. It was followed by the concluding Patriotic Picture of Great Britain, her Colonies and Dependencies arranged by Percy Anderson to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 13 February 1900.
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This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
