'Then After an Hour They went to a Bower' (Illustration for 'Come Lasses and Lads' Picture Book No. 13 publ.1884)
Randolph Caldecott 1846 - 1886
Summary
Outdoors scene beneath an oak tree. A fair haired female in white sits on a throne covered in foliage. At her side stands a man in green holding a long stick. A garland of flower hangs from a tree above her. In front of the female a man bows and presents another garland. Three garlands lie on the floor to the left of the throne. A number of figures observe from the side on the right. Behind the bowing man another male figure holds his hat to his chest.
Object Name
'Then After an Hour They went to a Bower' (Illustration for 'Come Lasses and Lads' Picture Book No. 13 publ.1884)
Creators Name
Date Created
1880 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 17.4cm x 22.8cm
accession number
1947.119/4
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
ink
On Display
Credit
George Beatson Blair bequest, 1941.
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