Antique Print-WINTER-GATHERING WOOD-BOYS-Skelton-Kilby-c.1840

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‘DRAWN FROM NATURE AND ON STONE BY THE REVD. T. KILBY N PRINTED BY T.H. SKELTON, SOUTHAMPTON N ?BLEAK WINTER SPREADS HER FLEECY MANTLE O?ER NATURE?S FACE?’

– Two boys gather firewood in a bleak, snowy landscape under barren trees. One stands holding a bundle, while the other binds a second. A shaggy dog watches them. Snow-covered huts and distant figures appear in the background.

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SKU: PCO-1728 Categories: , Tag:

Description

Medium: Lithograph, hand-colored on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 28.4 x 32.9 cm (11.18 x 12.95 inch). Image size: 25.2 x 29.2 cm. (9.92 x 11.5 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BLEAK WINTER PRINT, SENTIMENTAL WINTER SCENE, 19TH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPH, T. KILBY, T.H. SKELTON, VICTORIAN MORAL PRINT, CHILDREN IN WINTER, RUSTIC SNOW SCENE | PCO-E30-36

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Southampton, c.1835-1845. Standalone or part of a series of sentimental seasonal lithographs.

Biography engraver: T.H. Skelton was a 19th-century lithographic printer active in Southampton, England.

Biography artist: Reverend T. Kilby was a clergyman-artist who produced observational and moralizing prints in the early Victorian era, often depicting children and seasonal life. Likely active in the south of England.

Additional information

Dimensions 32 × 28 × 1 cm

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