'Buy a Crab, Sir? ... Quite Fresh, Sir!'
Frederick William Jackson 1859 - 1918
Summary
A busy food-market scene. In the foreground are two standing male figures: the customer, turned away from the viewer, holds a cane in his left hand and wears a full length coat with chequered design; before him stands the stall-holder, wearing a coat, tie and hat with an apron, who holds out a crab. To the right of the central pair of figures is the crab-seller's stall, above which are suspended fowl; the activity of the market fills the background, which is illuminated by the bright light of gas lamps.
Object Name
'Buy a Crab, Sir? ... Quite Fresh, Sir!'
Creators Name
Date Created
1896 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 30.2cm x 22.5cm
accession number
1926.28
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
chalk
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