Traditional party or parlour game of Blind Man's Buff being played by children in England in the late 1800s. Pencil drawing created circa 1885 by a Victorian child.
Pencil drawing by a Victorian child in the family circle of May Chatteris Fisher (1874-1910), who later became a professional artist. This drawing is possibly by one of May's sisters: Margaret (known as Daisy) born in 1873, or Helen (known as Nellie), born in 1875. The drawing is not signed or dated, but it was found amongst other drawings and paintings signed by May as a child. We have assumed from the style of the drawing that the artist was probably no more than 10 or 11 years old at the time. This means that the drawing probably dates from circa 1885. May was born near Manchester in north west England. As an adult, and after studying at the Manchester Municipal School of Art, she became an accomplished book illustrator and bookplate designer. In 1901 and 1904, she illustrated two books of children’s fairy tales for the publishers Sherratt & Hughes: ‘Ignoramus’ by E. Todd and ‘Pixie’ by Frances Reddaway. In 1902, her works were praised in a survey, published in New York, of female bookplate designers on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1904, May married the established landscape painter, William Smallwood Winder (1869 – 1910), and subsequently signed her work MC Winder.
Size: 13556px × 7625px
Location: England
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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