The Yule Log in India — Bringing in the Ice, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number

Engraver Charles Roberts British
December 2, 1889
Not on view
Victorian periodicals often published color wood-engravings at Christmas as a bonus for subscribers–such prints required multiple blocks and careful printing, so were more expensive to produce. Focused on seasonal themes, these prints were intended to be saved. This example shows a British family in India celebrating the holiday with a log shaped block of ice rather than a yule log. As a servant wheels in the ice in a barrow, children and adults celebrate and anticipate frozen treats. Adrien Marie, a student of Isodore Pils, had traveled widely and became a successful illustrator for both the French and British press.

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  • Title: The Yule Log in India — Bringing in the Ice, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number
  • Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
  • Engraver: Charles Roberts (British, active 1870–98)
  • Artist: After Adrien Emmanuel Marie (French, Neuilly-sur-Seine 1848–1891 Cádiz)
  • Date: December 2, 1889
  • Medium: Color wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 15 13/16 in. (27.8 × 40.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.279.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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