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Print

c. 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker

Engraving of a child asleep with her head on a woman's knee and a man lying on the ground behind them. In the distance, men can be seen drinking.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper.
Brief description
Engraving by Charles Rolls: A child asleep with her head on a woman's knee.
Physical description
Engraving of a child asleep with her head on a woman's knee and a man lying on the ground behind them. In the distance, men can be seen drinking.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7 7/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909)
  • Width: 5in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909)
Marks and inscriptions
In scratched lettering C. Rolls Sct. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909
Collection
Accession number
E.1587-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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