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Christmas in Leap Year - by Florence Claxton, 1860. Creator: Gilks.

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Christmas in Leap Year - by Florence Claxton, 1860. 'Humorous' vignettes depicting a tradition, known as Bachelor's Day or Ladies' Privilege, whereby women are supposedly allowed to propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February. It once had legal basis in Scotland and England. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23B17_169

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,6Mo (5,6Mo) / 47,1cm x 33,8cm / 5566 x 3994 (300dpi)

Mots clés

drink woman women woman people man man men arts marriage drinking single art guy British museum alcohol traditional tradition color funny wine death party British Museum century Britain newspapers press proposal print concept humorous mummy typical B&W proposing liquor engraved engraving bachelor running away bachelors Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black leap year nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News spinster ILN newspaper satire Gilks 19th-century proposition spinsters Florence Claxton Florence Anne Claxton Farrington Mrs. Florence A. Florence Farrington Farrington Florence Claxton Florence Claxton Florence Anne Mrs. Florence A. Farrington