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Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825-95)

Wit and Whoppers: horse peering into a street c.1857

14.5 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 933543

Description

DM 4401: watercolour illustrating a joke, from a books written and drawn for the Prince of Wales to enliven his Rhine tours.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825-95)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

pencil

watercolour painting

Measurements

14.5 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Agriculture and related techniques
Animal husbandry
Horses
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Poetry
Satirical poems
References

Other number(s)

RL 33543

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 4401

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