Two birds with human heads sitting on a nest and on a branch. Coloured lithograph.
- Reference:
- 39958i
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About this work
Description
The image represents a play on words as the birds wear widow's caps and a black attire and carry human heads as caricatures of widowed women
Publication/Creation
Philadelphia : L. Rosenthal
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 17.5 x 13.5 cm
Lettering
Widow bird
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39958i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores