Basil Rathbone and Norma Shearer in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"
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Artist
Joseph Grant, 15 May 1908 - 6 May 2005
Sitter
Basil Rathbone, 13 Jun 1892 - 21 Jul 1967
Norma Shearer, Aug 1902 - 12 Jun 1983
Date
1929
Type
Drawing
Medium
India ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 23.8cm x 20.3cm (9 3/8" x 8")
Sheet: 36.3cm x 27.4cm (14 5/16" x 10 13/16")
Topic
Caricature
Norma Shearer: Female
Norma Shearer: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Norma Shearer: Oscar
Basil Rathbone: Male
Basil Rathbone: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Basil Rathbone: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Carol Grubb and Jennifer Grant Castrup
