Memorial of a dead child. Watercolour by S.E.B. (?), 1848.
- Date:
- 1848
- Reference:
- 45065i
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Description
Above, the child as remembered in life. Below, small scenes of its death, coffin, and tomb. Interpretation suggested on acquisition in 1932: "a very curious memorial picture, hand painted, of a child who had a passion for carpentry. In the exercise of this hobby he broached a barrel of wine, and finding the contents suiting his taste, he drank his fill and then expired. Below are seen his parents weeping over his grave."
Publication/Creation
[Switzerland?]
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour on paper ; sight 16 x 13 cm
Lettering
Initials in pencil, lower right: S.EB, assumed to be the initials of the painter. The tomb bears the intials J.S. and the date 1848, assumed to refer to the deceased
Creator/production credits
Provenance from Thun, Switzerland, suggests Swiss authorship
Reference
Wellcome Collection 45065i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores