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Hawker

Maker

(printmaker)
1872-1949

(artist)
1872-1949

Title

Hawker

Date of Production

(circa) 1898

Medium

lithographic reproduction from a coloured woodcut

Dimensions

Height: 25.3 cm
Width: 22.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5197

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Label Text

During the course of this series, Nicholson’s style underwent a change. Compared with his print Barmaid (The Courtauld, G.1990.WL.5200), this image is more delicately cut and the composition more detailed. The artist cleverly evokes the atmosphere of the different locations, here a view of Hyde Park from the street. The introduction of a horse and carriage and well-dressed figures in the background highlights the lowly status of the hawker with his tray of toys and ribbons.

Notes

Possibly for popular edition of London Types, 1898.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Special Display - Characters and Caricatures, Late Victorian Illustration, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/02/2011-08/06/2011

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre margin & recto : later Witt inscription : William NICHOLSON / Hawker. //

Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : M //

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