Tristram Shandy

Tristram Shandy

Luke Clennell

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

These are original drawings by Luke Clennell. They show scenes from classic British novels. This one may illustrate a scene from Sterne or Smollett. A note on the back says it’s from *Tristram Shandy*. But experts think it’s more likely from Smollett’s *The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves*. Clennell was part of a big series of prints called *British Novelists*. The Victoria and Albert Museum

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