Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Brothers Gibbet at Gonerby lidded ceramic canisters Day of McLean

Day of McLean

with its original key

It shows plenty of age and wear but is in very good condition

I like how the green stem of the orange becomes a blur as it grows in size

On the sides of each are a brown spotted stag

Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Brothers Gibbet at Gonerby lidded ceramic canisters Day of McLeanThis watercolor is one of a group I purchased from a seller in England, which had previously been bound together as a booklet. The remainder are wonderful depictions of animals black cow, greyhound, etc. This one, however, portraying Dick Turpin and The Brothers' Gibbet at Gonerby, was made after a well known print c. late 1830s, which I have included in photos. That print was one of a set of eight depicting the life of infamous English highway bandit