The Soldier's Widow, or School Boys' Collection
At center, a young woman sits beneath a tree and weeps next to a boy dressed as a soldier. At right, three boys with a kite look at her as others with cricket bats and swords at left watch sympathetically.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Soldier's Widow, or School Boys' Collection
- Engraver: Robert Dunkarton (British, London 1744–1811)
- Artist: After William Redmore Bigg (British, Felsted, Essex 1755–1828 London)
- Publisher: William Redmore Bigg (British, Felsted, Essex 1755–1828 London) (London)
- Date: August 2, 1800
- Medium: Mezzotint, colored
- Dimensions: image: 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 in. (44.8 x 59.7 cm)
plate (clipped on top and sides): 18 13/16 x 23 1/2 in. (47.8 x 59.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Ephraim Levy, 1912
- Object Number: 12.86.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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