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Where You Should Not Dine on Christmas Day - drawn by Leech, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Where You Should Not Dine on Christmas Day - drawn by Leech, 1850. Illustration to "Cold out of Doors, and Cold In-Doors, or, Tom Smithers's Christmas Day"....in walked Tom, as bold as if he had been an invited guest...Tom's heart sank within him...In spite of lustres, and lamps, and mirrors, and curtains, and sofas...and a roaring fire in the grate...there was a cold, icy chill nipped every look, and cramped every movement of every soul in the room...here was the magnificent Mr. Tipton, whose selfishness was so far narrower than most men's...and frozen Mrs. Tipton, who never betrayed, by a spark in her eye, the presence of any warmth whatever in her heart; the poor girls, who...had subsided into dreary social machines...There was no move to ask Tom to dinner; and he felt grateful for it before he had been ten minutes there'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850
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Awkward Christmas Christmas Day Drawing Room Embarrassed Embarrassing Embarrassment John Leech Leech John Living Room Sitting Room Unwelcome Uninvited
17"x15" (43x38cm) Premium Frame
FSC real wood frame with double mounted 10x8 print. Double mounted with white conservation mountboard. Frame moulding comprises stained composite natural wood veneers (Finger Jointed Pine) 39mm wide by 21mm thick. Archival quality Fujifilm CA photo paper mounted onto 1mm card. Overall outside dimensions are 17x15 inches (431x381mm). Rear features Framing tape to cover staples, 50mm Hanger plate, cork bumpers. Glazed with durable thick 2mm Acrylic to provide a virtually unbreakable glass-like finish. Acrylic Glass is far safer, more flexible and much lighter than typical mineral glass. Moreover, its higher translucency makes it a perfect carrier for photo prints. Acrylic allows a little more light to penetrate the surface than conventional glass and absorbs UV rays so that the image and the picture quality doesn't suffer under direct sunlight even after many years. Easily cleaned with a damp cloth. Please note that, to prevent the paper falling through the mount window and to prevent cropping of the original artwork, the visible print may be slightly smaller to allow the paper to be securely attached to the mount without any white edging showing and to match the aspect ratio of the original artwork.
FSC Real Wood Frame and Double Mounted with White Conservation Mountboard - Professionally Made and Ready to Hang
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 19.6cm (9.6" x 7.7")
Estimated Product Size is 43.1cm x 38.1cm (17" x 15")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.
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Where You Should Not Dine on Christmas Day," an 1850 illustration by the renowned English satirical artist John Leech, captures the awkward and unwelcome scene of an uninvited guest, Tom, entering the Tipton household on Christmas Day. The monochromatic drawing, published in the Illustrated London News, portrays the stark contrast between the opulent decor of the drawing room and the icy chill that pervades the room's inhabitants. The magnificent Mr. Tipton, with his narrow-minded selfishness, and his frigid wife, Mrs. Tipton, whose heart betrays no warmth, are seated in the room. The girls, who have become dreary social machines, are also present. Tom, feeling out of place, is grateful for the lack of an invitation to join them for dinner. Despite the room's adornments with lustres, lamps, mirrors, curtains, and sofas, and the roaring fire in the grate, there is a palpable coldness that nips every look and cramps every movement. The engraving, with its intricate details and nuanced expressions, encapsulates the uncomfortable and unwelcome atmosphere of the scene. This illustration, taken from the pages of the Illustrated London News, provides a glimpse into the Victorian era's social norms and the awkwardness of an unwelcome Christmas Day intrusion. The unknown artist's masterful use of black and white tones adds to the drawing's haunting and memorable depiction of the holiday season's unwelcome guests and the discomfort they bring.
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