The interior of an English cottage. : Children going to bed

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Title: The interior of an English cottage. : Children going to bed
Creator: Turner, Charles, 1774-1857, printmaker
Contributor: Martin, William, 1753- artist
Published / Created: [approximately 1828]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Inside a cottage, a young mother seated in the centre, suckling a baby; a young girl kneeling in front of her, praying; on left, a bed with a sleeping infant; on right, a cot, and a boy seated on the floor taking off one of his stockings; in background, a man smoking next to a caldron over a fire."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text below image.
Approximate date inferred from the circa 1827 date ascribed to the original painting by William Martin, which is currently in Norfolk Castle (accession no.: NWHCM : 1981.272.1).
"Proof"-- Lower left corner of plate.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; October 2025.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 38.5 x 41.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: Proof.
Language: English

Genre: Mezzotints England London 1828
Reproductions
Genre prints
Material: mezzotint ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Dwellings
Interiors
Domestic life
Families
Infants
Breast feeding
Prayer
Pipes (Smoking)
Subjects: Dwellings
Interiors
Domestic life
Families
Infants
Breast feeding
Prayer
Pipes (Smoking)
England > London > 1828