Potato Gang in the Fens Robert Walker Macbeth, R.A. (1848-1910) Source: “The Great Fen” in the September 1884 English Illustrated Magazine. Hathi Trust online version of a copy in the The Pennsylvania State University). Click on image to enlarge it.
The ploughman at the left side of the picture, who is literally seeding new a new crop, lashed his long, long whip in a way that seems to threaten the harvesters, in part because the ribbon of the woman's bonnet blowing in the wind visually connects with the whip.
Links to Details of the illustration, and Other Related Material
- Women and children working at right
- Woman trying to keep her bonnet from blowing off
- Potato Harvest in the Fens (Macbeth's painting of the same scene)
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Bibliography
Miller, Samuel H. “The Great Fen.” English Illustrated Magazine. 2 (September 1885): 805-17. Hathi Trust online version of a copy in the Getty Institute. Web. 1 February 2021.
Last modified 1 February 2021