The Happy Labourer

Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940



The Happy Labourer

Eric Gill 1882 - 1940

Summary

A man carrying a hod full of bricks is trampling the fallen figure of a devil, which lies on the ground below him. There is a square of brickwork to the top left. The man has his right arm raised in the air and his left on the handle of his hod.


Object Name

The Happy Labourer

Creators Name

Eric Gill

Date Created

1915

Dimensions

print: 13.4cm x 8.1cm
support: 19cm x 12.4cm

accession number

1928.203

Place of creation

Hammersmith

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Gift of Mrs and Miss Rutherston, 1928

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery


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