四位智者

弗洛伦斯·克拉克斯顿通过这幅混乱的讽刺漫画，将维多利亚时代的文学世界栩栩如生地呈现出来，画面很可能描绘的是查尔斯·狄更斯杂志的编辑部。左侧的一个小男孩被两瓶标有"墨水"字样的巨大瓶子压得弯下了腰，这是对围坐在桌旁的那些多产作家们的幽默致敬。你可以看到像威尔基·柯林斯和乔治·奥古斯塔斯·萨拉这样的文学巨匠（由底部的手写注释标识）正深陷于讨论或震惊之中。这是一幅机智的快照，揭开了那个时代"知识分子"的神秘面纱，将他们展现为忙碌、或许略显不堪重负的普通打工者。

Technique: wood engraving
Material: paper

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