The Stocking-Maker
The London Printing and Publishing Company
1814
ink
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The London Printing and Publishing Company
1814
ink
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Stocking-Maker is a 1814 ink by The London Printing and Publishing Company, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a person sitting at a small table, carefully making stockings. The table holds tools like scissors, thread, and a wooden box with needles. The person is wearing a loose robe and a head covering, sitting on a low stool. The scene looks quiet and focused, with light falling softly on the table. The title at the bottom says *The Stocking-Maker*, and the artist is listed as *The London Printing and Publishing Company*. This was likely made in the early 1800s as a simple, everyday scene. Next, check out how *engraving* works to see how this image was made.
An uncoloured engraving from 1814 depicts a woman with notably small feet seated at a table, engaged in sewing stockings.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These prints from the early 1800s show everyday scenes and actors on stage, carved as engravings rather than paintings.
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