Common Objects at the Sea-Side—Generally Found Upon Rocks at Low Water
J L, pseud. [John Leech] *
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Illustrators: | J L, pseud. [John Leech] * |
Subjects: | Collecting, Botany, Natural History |
Depicts several men and women, facing away from the viewer, who are bending down on a beach in search of marine specimens. The consequence of their pose is that from distance, the bent figures resemble the objects they seek—shells. |
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