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The spoilt child

Lithograph
c.1831-2 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured lithograph. A woman in an interior, wearing a purple dress, kneeling on the ground with a spoon and a food dish trying to feed a small boy who is sitting in a miniature chair crying. A basket of dolls and toys lies tipped over, the contents spilling across the floor. Framed pictures on the wall, a sofa and a tallboy, and a yellow curtain in the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe spoilt child (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
coloured lithograph
Brief description
Anonymous. 'The spoilt child'. Colour lithograph, c.1831-2
Physical description
Coloured lithograph. A woman in an interior, wearing a purple dress, kneeling on the ground with a spoon and a food dish trying to feed a small boy who is sitting in a miniature chair crying. A basket of dolls and toys lies tipped over, the contents spilling across the floor. Framed pictures on the wall, a sofa and a tallboy, and a yellow curtain in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.125in
  • Width: 4.625in
Credit line
Given by Miss A. St J. Gray
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Accession number
E.79-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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