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The Blackberry Gatherers, LeBlond Oval Print

The Blackberry Gatherers

Le Blond No. 76
Date: 1854-1867
Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″

Children gather blackberries along a tree-lined country lane.

From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920, page 96

The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis
92. The Blackberry Gatherers. Le Blond, No. 76.
After a painting by Collins. On the right is a boy gathering the fruit, and on the left are four other children arranging the stock. Coming up the beautiful lane, overhung with trees showing early autumn tints, is a shepherd with his flock; his dog, in advance, is watching the boy with one eye and his master with the other.

Size, width 6 ¾ inches. Length 5 ¼ inches. M.R. £1 10s.
The print is signed on the bottom right centre.

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