Object Detail
Description
print, depicting a full-length portrait of young boy in ragged clothes with bare feet. He is turned to face the viewer, holding out his hat to ask for a 'copper.' Under his left arm he is holding a broom.
Maker and role
artist: George Baxter (English, b.1804, d.1867)
Production place
England
Production date
19 Aug 1853
Media description
Baxter print on paper
Baxter process: aquatint key plate with oil colors printed from 8 wood engraved blocks
Baxter process: aquatint key plate with oil colors printed from 8 wood engraved blocks
Measurements
224 x 163 mm
Inscriptions
Embossed crown and gaten device with name and address embossed title COPPER YOUR HONOUR?
signed on the right hand side, in the ground, "Published August, 10, 1853, by George Baxter, Proprietor and Patentee, London", in four lines.
11 & 12 Northampton Square
signed on the right hand side, in the ground, "Published August, 10, 1853, by George Baxter, Proprietor and Patentee, London", in four lines.
11 & 12 Northampton Square
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection and Christine Bell
Accession number
A1192
TJC reference number
1527