Sujet
Their Parents Being Dead & Gone, The Children Home He Takes', c1878.
Légende
'Their Parents Being Dead & Gone, The Children Home He Takes', c1878. The orphaned Babes are taken by their uncle. A ballad of c1600 tells the story of the owner of Wayland Hall, Norfolk, who died leaving his infant son and daughter in the care of his brother. If both children should die before the uncle he would inherit their wealth. After a year, greed overcame duty and family affection. From "The Babes (or Children) in the Wood", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [London, c1878]
Date
1878
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F20_107
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,2Mo (4,6Mo) / 36,3cm x 41,5cm / 4288 x 4904 (300dpi)