A somewhat enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday).The Wrestlers is shown, with a similar coloration, click-to-enlarge image, and described, by its current-location page.Still the youngest ever student to enter the Royal Academy Schools, at age 10 in 1839, the artist drew (click for full size)
found here (click image there for more), at age 12, and drew the strip painting maybe before turning 12. One wonders what life experience (no TV, movies, etc., in 1841) went into the strip painting. Maybe it was a homework assignment (no confirmation found).It’s at the 0:19 mark of this (different from prior strips) video of the artist’s works (fullscreen is active, Show more here has titles):The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories at each level).Eighth, of the 12 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (10 total).
A somewhat enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday).The Wrestlers is shown, with a similar coloration, click-to-enlarge image, and described, by its current-location page.Still the youngest ever student to enter the Royal Academy Schools, at age 10 in 1839, the artist drew (click for full size)
found here (click image there for more), at age 12, and drew the strip painting maybe before turning 12. One wonders what life experience (no TV, movies, etc., in 1841) went into the strip painting. Maybe it was a homework assignment (no confirmation found).It’s at the 0:19 mark of this (different from prior strips) video of the artist’s works (fullscreen is active, Show more here has titles):The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories at each level).Eighth, of the 12 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (10 total).