Punch,  35 (1858), 76.

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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