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Two young chimney sweeps on a decrepit horse, in a yard; a man is seated behind them, facing backwards. Etching after E.H. Landseer, ca. 1848.
- Landseer, Edwin, Sir, 1802-1873
- Date
- [1848]
- Reference
- 562349i
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Credit: Two young chimney sweeps on a decrepit horse, in a yard; a man is seated behind them, facing backwards. Etching after E.H. Landseer, ca. 1848. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The smaller of the boys holds the reins and raises his brush eagerly to beat the horse; the man wears a high, shallow-brimmed hat, has a stalk of grass between his lips, carries a walking (?) stick in his left hand, and has his right hand in his trouser pocket. He looks downwards in weary resignation. A small dog walks in front, while to the right, in the background, domestic fowl shelter (from the rain?) under a wooden awning. In the background to the left is a notice on a post, which begins: Take notice ... Houses are visible in the distance. Diagonal lines suggest that rain is falling, but shadows cast by the wall behind, and (in the opposite direction) by the horse, suggest that the sun is shining.
Publication/Creation
London : E. Gambart & Co., [1848]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 15.2 x 22.4 cm
Contributors
Lettering note
Monogram of the artist in lower right corner of print: EL
Lettering stamped blind in an oval shape in lower margin of sheet: E. Gambart & Co. London; written in pencil within the stamp: aan
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 562349i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores