A woman school-teacher sitting on a chair with birches in her hand as a small boy stands in front of her and another child holding a book looks on. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T. Webster.

  • Webster, Thomas, 1800-1886.
Date:
1837
Reference:
28983i
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Represents lines in 'The school mistress" by William Shenstone: In every village mark'd with little spire, / Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to Fame, / There dwells in lowly shed, and mean attire, / A matron old, whom we School-mistress name; / Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame; / They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, / Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame; / And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, / For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shent. …"

Publication/Creation

1837

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; sheet 23 x 14.1 cm

Lettering

Webster. Simmons.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 28983i

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