The Soldier's Child

細節

Robinson Elliott (1814-1894)
The Soldier's Child
signed and dated 'R Elliott/1880' (lower right) and signed and indistinctly inscribed 'The...Child/'as you were'/Robinson Elliott/65 Gram...St/Newcastle on Tyne' (on the reverse)
oil on board
8 7/8 x 6¾ in. (22.5 x 17.2 cm.)

來源

with Christopher Wood, London, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1985.

展覽

Artists in the Nursery, 1988.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

Robinson Elliot was a native of Newcastle and exhibited several views of Northumberland at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists. He was also particularly noted for his charming depictions of children. Here the small boy, dressed in a smock as was then usual, drills a toy soldier resplendent in the red uniform of the British army, equipped with a pith helmet to protect him against the tropical sun. The demands of Empire were never far from the minds of the Victorian public, and children were taught about their future responsibilities from an early age: toy soldiers formed a major component of every Victorian nursery.