Raynors HCA 2016-10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2016
Hand Colored Litho, [London. ca. 1840]. 17 1/2 x 12 inches. Minor edge wear. Moderate marginal foxing. Very good. Mounted on original stiff card, matted, 23 x 17 1/2 inches. Archival matting, and protected with a mylar sheet. An engaging, unattributed, handcolored lithograph showing a young black boy sitting on a small barrel warming his hands in front of an open coal stove. Tending the fire was a common duty of black domestic servants in British homes, many of whom were boys or young men. This image was part of a series of watercolor scenes done by Hunt in the 1830s, reproduced as HUNT'S COMIC SKETCHES in 1844. It is possible that this is a proof or that the image has simply been trimmed and mounted, removing the title and attribution information. It is a well-realized, handsomely composed picture. The boy is wearing neat but worn clothes, and looks sideways toward the viewer with an engaging smile. The small coal stove radiates flame from its open mouth, while a small hand bellows lies on the floor nearby. A handsome and interesting image.
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