A dustman bends over a large woman who has fallen and lifts her by placing his hands under her arms. She looks up angerly and shakes her fist at the dustman's young assistant in an apron who looks on (left) with a smile and hand raised. Two dogs jump around the group
Description:
Title and artist attribution from dealer's description. and Date based on watermark: 1804.
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Obesity, and Women
Watercolor depicting an English packet ship sailing within sight of the coast. Two warmly dressed passengers standing near a large mast stare off into the distance. In the rear of the scene obscured lettering hints at the purpose and destination of the ship: [Dor]king Packet [Pa]rkga[te].
Description:
Title from partially obscured letters in image; signed and dated by artist within the image.
Title devised by curator., In ink, lower right: John Nixon fecit et Inst: 1783., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Topic):
Pulse, Physician and patient, Gout, Sick persons, Physicians, Tongues, Maps, Cats, and Dogs