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What Master Tom did...

What Master Tom did...

Artist (British, 1817-1864)
CultureBritish
Date1853
MediumGraphite
Dimensionssheet: 4 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (12.1 x 16.9 cm)
Classificationsdrawings
Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle Collection
Object number2010.4.40
DescriptionPortly man reading the newspaper while standing in front of a fireplace, while his family gathers behind him. A boy is about to poke him from behind with a red-hot poker.
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