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John Tenniel
1820-1914
Nursery ground JT [monogram].
[London? : s.n., ca. 18--]
wood engraving
image: 62 x 69 mm; sheet: 78 x 113 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1023
Notes
Title from text within image.
Wood engraved proof of a cartoon by Tenniel for an unidentified issue of Punch or Punch's pocket book.
Wood engraved proof of a cartoon by Tenniel for an unidentified issue of Punch or Punch's pocket book.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a stage with footlights and an entrance set in a garden wall surmounted by an arch reading "Nursery ground"; in the foreground, three infants are seated on the ground and Pantalone waters them with a watering can while Clown removes a glass cold frame from one of them; behind them Harlequin and Colombine strike characteristic poses.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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