Drawing for 'A frog he would a-wooing go', published 1833, illustrating the text on page 22: 'But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook, / Heigho, says Rowley! / A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up. / With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, / Heigho, says Anthony Rowley!'
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday, 1927
Height: 110 mm
Width: 169 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Holliday, J. R.
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1833
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, with touches of white, on card
Accession number: 1253.6
Primary reference Number: 318413
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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