About the Artwork
Actually, My Husband and I Incline to Favour the Royals
1984
Draper Hill
born 1935
American
----------
Brush and black ink, brush and chemical, brush and white ink, and black magic marker over pencil on grafix board
Sheet: 15 × 11 7/8 inches (38.1 × 30.2 cm)
Drawings
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of George Thorpe
F1987.49
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Signed, in black marker, lower right: Draper Hill
Inscribed, in black ink, upper center: ACTUALLY, | MY HUSBAND | AND I | INCLINE TO | FAVOUR | THE | ROYALS Inscribed, lower right, within image area: 2 OCTOBER 1984 | DRAPER | HILL | c. 1984 THE DETROIT | NEWS Inscribed, from lower left to lower right: FOR GEORGE THORPE with every good wish from DRAPER HILL (ONE UNRECONSTRUCTABLE ANGLOPHILE TO ANOTHER\) || TUES OCTOBER 2 1984 Inscribed, in pencil, lower center: [notation, see "green sheet"]
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Draper Hill;1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Detroit News, October 2, 1984 [presumably published].
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Draper Hill, Actually, My Husband and I Incline to Favour the Royals, 1984, brush and black ink, brush and chemical, brush and white ink, and black magic marker over pencil on grafix board. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George Thorpe, F1987.49.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback
