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Two men crossing a stream by night. The first is barefoot, wearing cloak and walking stick and crosses safely, while the second one, who is elegantly dressed and gazes dreamily in the sky, is about to step in the water with shoes and stockings; representing Common sense and Genius. Etching by C. Heath after T. Stothard.
Lettering: Common sense, and Genius. One his eye ne'er rais'd from the path before him t'other idly gaz'd on each night cloud o'er him. While I touch &c. &c. Drawn by Thos. Stothard,R.A., engraved by Cha. Heath.
Creator
- Thomas Stothard
- Thomas Stothard
Type of item
- Allegorical prints
Creator
- Thomas Stothard
- Thomas Stothard
Type of item
- Allegorical prints
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Creation date
- 1820
- 1820
Source
- V0047940
Identifier
- V0047940
- b1196782
- ICV No 48586
- yfynxzay
Year
- 1820
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:58:10.446Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:58:10.446Z