Sketches by Seymour

DESCRIPTION: This image is a collectible 19th-century British caricature print, likely from Sketches by Seymour, titled "Oderunt hilarem tristes (The Sad Hate the Cheerful)" illustrated by Robert Seymour.  Scene Description: The print humorously depicts a gentleman in a top hat riding a horse that is clumsily trampling through a garden, destroying flower beds and cloches.  Artist Context: Robert Seymour was a prolific caricaturist and illustrator known for his comic sketches of cockney life and his illustrations for Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers. STYLE: Lithograph COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 12.25 x 18 CREATORS: after Robert Seymour PUBLICATION: Sketches by Seymour PUBLISHER: DATE: c1830s COMMENTS: Excellent condition SUBJECT: Satire 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.