"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!" : illustration for Punch magazine [drawing].

Record ID: 
342075
Accession number: 
MA 11939.1-2
Author: 
Leech, John.
Published: 
1840s.
Credit: 
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description: 
1 drawing.
Notes: 

Drawing seems to be a study for the final print image, which was published in "Punch" magazine in 1845.

Summary: 

Young boy with sled eating an apple speaks to another boy with shredded pants and holding a wicker lunch basket.

Medium: 
Graphite drawing on paper.
Dimensions: 
239 x 177 mm
Provenance: 
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Classification: