Lithograph
c.1850s (made)
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A group of six young boys in frocks and tunics over trousers, three with peaked caps and one in a grey hat, playing with crossbows. One is shown aiming his crossbow at a target (which appears to be a cut-out of the Prussian heraldic eagle holding an orb, one of its wings shot off (and depicted lying on a table beside the marksman) A church and a windmill are visible in the background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Unknown. Small boys playing with crossbows and drums. One of twelve genre scenes, Germany, c.1850s |
| Physical description | A group of six young boys in frocks and tunics over trousers, three with peaked caps and one in a grey hat, playing with crossbows. One is shown aiming his crossbow at a target (which appears to be a cut-out of the Prussian heraldic eagle holding an orb, one of its wings shot off (and depicted lying on a table beside the marksman) A church and a windmill are visible in the background. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
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| Accession number | E.2653-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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