Ring o' roses

Webster, Thomas (1800-1886)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1850

Height:

30.5 cm  (12 in.)

Width:

40.6 cm  (16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on panel

Description

In a rustic interior setting, five children play the circle game associated with a traditional nursery song; a man plays an accompaniment on a wind instrument (probably oboe); a woman watches.

Iconclass

43C7
children's games and plays
43C7133
ring and square dancing (children's games)
48C7525
one person playing wind instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Oboe [4232]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Painting in England 1700-1850, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, The Royal Academy of Arts Winter Exhibition 1964-65 (London: Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1964) 37 (vol. 1), no. 128.

RIdIM record id

6249