Christmas Time

Myles Birket Foster, 1825 - 1899



Christmas Time

Myles Birket Foster 1825 - 1899

Summary

Drawing with two scenes. The top scene depicts the moment when a rich woman brings food to a poor family, the whole family gathers around her. In the centre one can see an old man and a dog and several children to the left. The bottom scene is a noctural landscape with half-moon, trees to left and right and church tower in the centre.


Object Name

Christmas Time

Creators Name

Myles Birket Foster

Date Created

unknown

Dimensions

support: 30.7cm x 22.7cm

accession number

1947.286/53

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache
pencil

Credit

George Beatson Blair bequest

Legal

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