Not currently on display at the V&A

Woodcut

ca.1830 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut illustration, probably originally cut from a circus playbill, showing a figure wearing a cat mask riding a galloping horse, watched by a large hook-nosed woman, ca.1830.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed woodcut illustration
Brief description
Woodcut illustration, probably originally cut from a circus playbill, showing a figure wearing a cat mask riding a galloping horse, watched by a large hook-nosed woman, ca.1830.
Physical description
Woodcut illustration, probably originally cut from a circus playbill, showing a figure wearing a cat mask riding a galloping horse, watched by a large hook-nosed woman holding a stick, ca.1830. The woodcut is signed 'A. Nelson' [?].

This image has been mounted on one sheet with four other circus-related images.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Width: 15.5cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Woodcut illustration, probably originally cut from a circus playbill, showing a figure wearing a cat mask riding a galloping horse, watched by a large hook-nosed woman, ca.1830.
Collection
Accession number
S.1154-2011

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Record createdMarch 14, 2012
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