The Grasshopper's Feast

John Leech, 1817 - 1864



The Grasshopper's Feast

John Leech 1817 - 1864

Summary

A line drawing of a crowd of grasshoppers standing on their hind legs and wearing clothes. There is a cockerel at the lower right foreground wearing an admiral's hat. The bird is facing to the left and has the profile of a man. At the centre of the crowd there is a large grasshopper and a woman with butterfly wings and antenna.


Object Name

The Grasshopper's Feast

Creators Name

John Leech

Date Created

1844

Dimensions

support (sight): 21.4cm x 16.2cm

accession number

1883.12

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

pencil
ink (black)

Credit

Purchased

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