Il coltello a serramanico

1859

Immergiti in una tranquilla campagna del 1859 con questa affascinante scena di Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Un uomo è seduto sotto un albero nodoso, impegnato a intagliare il legno con il suo fidato coltello a serramanico, mentre un bambino curioso giace sull'erba osservando ogni sua mossa. Sono circondati da un piccolo gregge: un grande toro scuro fa la guardia nelle vicinanze, mentre una mucca bianca e il suo vitello riposano nell'erba e le pecore vagano in lontananza. Creata per la American Bank Note Company, questa illustrazione idilliaca probabilmente fungeva da vignetta decorativa per la carta moneta, catturando la vita semplice e rustica dell'America del XIX secolo.

Technique: Engraving
Material: Paper

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