A Repose

A Repose

£185

This appealing amateur drawing shows a mother in a late 18th or early 19th century century mobcap, or bonnet, with her baby on her knee and reading a book or journal, while her husband looks on, and the dog lies asleep at her feet. It is a little unclear whether the title is intended to be literal or ironic.

Dimensions:

Height 12 cm / 4 34"
Width 5.5 cm / 2 "
Framed height 34 cm / 13 12"
Framed width 26 cm / 10 "
Year

1837

Medium

Pen and ink

Signed

Titled verso and inscribed "Fanny(?)" and dated verso.

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