Assemblage of Countenances

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A numerous company has sat down at a table for a formal dinner party which is about to begin — Never did Christmas board display a more goodly and gracious assemblage of countenances.
(Facing p. 123.)

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Cooper, James Davis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Old Christmas (Caldecott)
Author(s):: Irving, Washington
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1886
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Description

A numerous company has sat down at a table extending almost to vanishing point for a formal dinner party, which is about to begin as the host, seen from the back, raises his glass.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, crowd, dining, festive, Old Christmas, Victorian

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