Lithograph
c.1850s (made)
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A group of children watching a man in Russian dress with a dancing-bear wearing a muzzle and chains, with a small boy playing a pipe and tabor at his side. Two dressed monkeys and a small dog wearing a bonnet and dress are seen near the bottom of the scene. One of the small boys blows a bugle into the bear's ear.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Unknown. Children watching a street performer with a dancing bear. One of twelve genre scenes, Germany, c.1850s |
| Physical description | A group of children watching a man in Russian dress with a dancing-bear wearing a muzzle and chains, with a small boy playing a pipe and tabor at his side. Two dressed monkeys and a small dog wearing a bonnet and dress are seen near the bottom of the scene. One of the small boys blows a bugle into the bear's ear. |
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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.2658-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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