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An awkward predicament (Icelandic custom)

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-22902 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

1862

Artist

Bayard Taylor (1825-1878)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/2004662124/

Description

1 drawing : ink brush and watercolor over graphite underdrawing. | Drawing shows a woman, standing, pulling off a seated man's trousers. The woman appears to look at the man with a knowning eye, while the man seems surprised at her actions. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia.

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No known restrictions on publication.

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-22902

Location

Iceland

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Interiors

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People & Society

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