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George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

Print
ca. 1864 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving portraying a Punch & Judy performance drawn by W. McConnell in 1864. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
From an inscription in pencil on the verse we learned that the performance depicted is entitled All alone in Ramsgate and Broadstar.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorge Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Hand-colouring using watercolour, printing ink on paper
Brief description
Engraving portraying a Punch & Judy performance drawn by W. McConnell in 1864. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Physical description
A puppet booth is depicted off centre to right on a beach, it is surrounded by members of audience enjoying the performance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 37.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'By W. McConnell/ Frp, ''All Alone/ Ramsgate and / Broadstar'', 1864' (Inscription in pencil on upper right.)
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.
Summary
Engraving portraying a Punch & Judy performance drawn by W. McConnell in 1864. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
From an inscription in pencil on the verse we learned that the performance depicted is entitled All alone in Ramsgate and Broadstar.
Other number
Prints File
Collection
Accession number
S.682-2010

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Record createdJune 8, 2010
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