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Diana in 1879 or What we are coming to

Wood-Engraving Print
1878-1923 (made)
Artist/Maker

Wood-engraving of a 'Punch' illustration depicting five scenes with the title top centre 'DIANA IN 1879 OR WHAT WE ARE COMING TO'. The main scene is a woman and man horse riding in a field with figures of horse riders in the background with the copy 'Pleasures of a Chaperon "Come on Uncle Tom Let's have a there Rails before some Duffer breaks the Top one"'. Top left scene is a man on a horse in front of a gate with other horse riders behind him with the copy 'Hold Hard Charlie of they will ride over us!'. Top right scene is a woman standing and a man seated in a drawing room with the copy 'You need not have waited dinner, I only want a Cutlet & cigarette'. Bottom left scene is of a woman walking in a field, there is a man on a horse and in the distance another woman on horse holding another horse with the copy 'Never mind me Sir! My Sister has caught my horse!'. Bottom right scene is a man in the back of a horse and cart talking to a man on a horse with the copy 'Yes, lamed my horse borrowed a cart and got a lift home!'

Object details

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Object type
TitleDiana in 1879 or What we are coming to (generic title)
Materials and techniques
wood-engraving print on paper
Brief description
'Diana in 1879 or What we are coming to', 'Punch' illustration, wood-engraving, illustrated by Gordon Browne
Physical description
Wood-engraving of a 'Punch' illustration depicting five scenes with the title top centre 'DIANA IN 1879 OR WHAT WE ARE COMING TO'. The main scene is a woman and man horse riding in a field with figures of horse riders in the background with the copy 'Pleasures of a Chaperon "Come on Uncle Tom Let's have a there Rails before some Duffer breaks the Top one"'. Top left scene is a man on a horse in front of a gate with other horse riders behind him with the copy 'Hold Hard Charlie of they will ride over us!'. Top right scene is a woman standing and a man seated in a drawing room with the copy 'You need not have waited dinner, I only want a Cutlet & cigarette'. Bottom left scene is of a woman walking in a field, there is a man on a horse and in the distance another woman on horse holding another horse with the copy 'Never mind me Sir! My Sister has caught my horse!'. Bottom right scene is a man in the back of a horse and cart talking to a man on a horse with the copy 'Yes, lamed my horse borrowed a cart and got a lift home!'
Dimensions
  • Print height: 240mm
  • Print width: 182mm
  • Sheet height: 331mm
  • Sheet width: 261mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G B' (Printed initials bottom left-hand corner.)
  • 'SWAIN So' (Printed bottom right-hand corner.)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.851-1923

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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