Title
Engraving for a nursery rhymes
Caption
Old King Cole was a merry old soul/ And a merry old soul was he./He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl/And he called for his fiddlers three. King Cole is smoking a hookah and is serenaded by his three violinists who are being conducted by a parrot. Illustration by the English artist Walter Crane (1845-1915) for a book of nursery rhymes 'Sing a Song of Sixpence' (London, 1866). Colour-printed wood engraving.
Date
1866
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A00_020
License type
Rights managed
Available size
15,7Mb (2,1Mb) / 7,8in x 7,8in / 2348 x 2344 (300dpi)