Talkative Toby
Charles Henry Bennett 1829 - 1867
Summary
Illustration of the eight stages of a talkative man. The male figure has fair wispy medium length hair and a moustache, and wears a green jacket, blue tie and red trousers. Clockwise from top left corner, the figure gradually metamorphises into a parrot with its leg shackled to a wooden stand on which it is sat.
Object Name
Talkative Toby
Creators Name
Date Created
1855 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 20cm x 14.8cm
accession number
1947.286/39 A
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
bodycolour
ink
Credit
George Beatson Blair bequest
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