Record

RefNo18ST/2013-0090
CollectionLDLSH: 18 Stafford Terrace
MakerSambourne; Edward Linley (1844-1910); cartoonist and illustrator
DateMay 1882
Image

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DescriptionDrawing of an illustration for 'The Water-Babies' by Charles Kingsley. The larva of a caddis fly mimicking the fashion of the day by wearing a bustled dress of shells, wood, pebbles and straw as well as holding a 'parasol' formed from the body of a mosquito larva.
ObjectPrint study; Drawing
MaterialsPencil, Pen and Indian ink, on card.
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/982Sambourne; Edward Linley (1844-1910); cartoonist and illustrator1844-1910
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