Frozen-Out Gardeners

DESCRIPTION: This image depicts a scene titled "Frozen-Out Gardeners" from 1850, illustrating the social conditions of Victorian London.  Subject: Market gardeners unable to work due to severe winter weather, often accompanied by their wives, went about in groups soliciting money.  Context: The gardeners would carry spades chalked with words like "starving" to enhance the effect of their petition.  Artist/Publisher: The drawing was by Myles Birket Foster and engraved by Edmund Evans.  Publication: The illustration appeared in The Illustrated London News on December 21st, 1850.  STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 23.5 x 15.5 CREATORS: Edmund Evans after Myles Birket Foster PUBLICATION: ILN 21 Dec 1850 PUBLISHER: DATE: 1850 COMMENTS: Excellent condition SUBJECT: Newsprint PACKAGE: Single one-sided sheet in acid-free mount, flat & unfolded inside hard-backed envelope. Royal Mail Tracked 24 included. Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.