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1849

Joseph Nash

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Joseph Nash

Artist, British, 1808 - 1878

Thomas McLean

Publisher, active late 19th century

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Printer, British, 1789 - 1850

The image depicts two men in a medieval setting. On the left, a man is seated on a stone bench next to a small dog, playing a wind instrument. He wears a blue tunic, red footwear, and white stockings. The man on the right is dressed as a jester in a colorful outfit with a hood, holding a stick. They are below a stone archway next to a partially open wooden door leading to a room with stone walls and an ornate window. Ivy climbs the exterior wall, contributing to the historic ambiance. Above the archway are ornate block letters and text in an old-fashioned typeface.

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Mrs. Benjamin Ogle [1799 - 1881], Washington, D.C.; bequest to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; acquired by National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2015.

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