A blind bag-piper playing to a family inside a cottage. Etching by E. Goodall after F. Goodall, 1848.
- Goodall, Frederick, 1822-1904.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899]
- Reference:
- 667110i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Assumed to be set in Scotland, in emulation of works by David Wilkie. The piper's audience is a family consisting of a young woman, three children and an old woman. Among the details of the interior are the old woman's spectacles resting on an open bible, left
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Art Union], [between 1800 and 1899]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 34 x 46.5 cm
Lettering
F. Goodall, 1848
British Museum catalogue records lettering "Etched by E. Goodall from a picture by F. Goodall / Art Union of London." Signature and date "F. Goodall, 1848" is etched on the side of a table within the picture
Edition
State before addition of engraving and lettering.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 667110i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores