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"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!" : illustration for Punch magazine [drawing].

BIB_ID
342075
Accession number
MA 11939.1-2
Creator
Leech, John.
Published
1840s.
Credit line
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Drawing seems to be a study for the final print image, which was published in "Punch" magazine in 1845.
239 x 177 mm
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Young boy with sled eating an apple speaks to another boy with shredded pants and holding a wicker lunch basket.
Medium
Graphite drawing on paper.
Classification