The Maid and the Magpie
A young woman dressed in an embroidered cap and striped skirt milks a cow in a barn and turns her head to smile as a magpie tries to steal a spoon from her clog. Behind are goats, calf and a man leaning against a post who watches with amusement. In the background is a village and a goose-girl. Based on a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1858.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Maid and the Magpie
- Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
- Engraver: Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
- Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
- Date: August 22, 1862
- Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé
- Dimensions: Plate: 21 9/16 × 18 1/8 in. (54.8 × 46 cm)
Sheet: 27 in. × 21 3/4 in. (68.6 × 55.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.40.107
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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