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Illustration "Hansom Cab"
Illustration "Hansom Cab"

Illustration "Hansom Cab"

Artist (London, England, 1903 - 1942)
Date1935
Mediumwood engraving on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsOverall: Height: 16 cm, Width: 10.5 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1951 by Rex Nan Kivell.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006780
About Me'The Hansom Cab and the Pigeons' by L.A.G. Strong was another commission for Ravilious from the Golden Cockerel Press. It was published for the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935 and was a most successful book.

Revealing his quirky sense of humour, Ravilious contrasted the battered old hansom cab of the frontispiece with another illustration of a train and aeroplane in flight overhead.

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This engraving is whimsical and playful in nature, reminiscent of a cab you might find in Alice in Wonderland!