Caption
The Pedlar, Pedlar in a Living Room, print, printmaker: James S. Stewart, after painting by David Wilkie, printer (person): Lloyd & Hennings, publisher: Moon, Boys & Graves, London, dedicated to: Sophia Baillie, 1834, printer (person), paper, chine collé, etching, engraving, height 488 mm x width 375 mm, family life at home, pedlar, An interior scene shows a room with exposed wooden beams and a window with diamond-patterned panes on the left; several people occupy the space, including a seated man near the window holding a pipe and leaning on the sill, a standing young woman in the center holding a large patterned cloth, a kneeling woman in front of her supporting the cloth, and an older woman leaning forward while another older woman stands behind her. A seated man on the right gestures toward the cloth while holding an unfolded sheet, and household items such as a clock on a cabinet, hanging objects from the beams, a spinning wheel, and stacks of folded fabric and boxes are visible around the room. The floor is wooden and simple furniture such as stools and a small table appear in the foreground. The lighting creates contrasts of shadow and light across the figures and furnishings.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B35_044
License type
Rights managed
Available size
58.4Mb (9.1Mb) / 13.8in x 16.4in / 4141 x 4930 (300dpi)