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Title
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The Major smoking his cigar with great placidity
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Description
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The image depicts a scene from page 272 in Chapter XXVII, in which William Dobbin smokes while Amelia Osborne sketches the scenery on their tour of Germany. Amelia is shown seated on a folding stool, sketching in the book she holds on her lap. William Dobbin stands behind her with her shawl draped over his arm. He is holding his cane in one hand and his cigar in the other. In the background are three overlapping hills covered with shrubs and two flying birds.
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Image Creator
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Frank T. Merrill (Artist);John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
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Frank T. Merrill (Artist)
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John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25096
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Source Name
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Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero In Two Volumes
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Image
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mta_25096_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Women, White
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Men
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Men, White
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Drawing
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Women
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fictional works
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Fictitious characters
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Drawing ability
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Art portfolios
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Upper class in literature
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Upper class families
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Fiction