Manchester Art Gallery

The Shrimp Girl

Henry James Johnstone, 1835 - 1907



The Shrimp Girl

Henry James Johnstone 1835 - 1907

Summary

A young woman is seated on a rock with the sea in the background. The woman is bare footed and has a wicker creel on her back. In her right hand she holds a long handled fishing net. Her chin is resting on her left hand. She faces to the right and is seen in profile. She wears a head scarf and a blue apron over a pink skirt.


Object Name

The Shrimp Girl

Creators Name

Henry James Johnstone

Date Created

unknown

Dimensions

unframed: 25cm x 17.5cm
framed: 42.4cm x 33.5cm

accession number

1917.2

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
British

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache

Credit

Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.


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