23/1976

Collection

Paintings, Prints and Drawings

Brief description

‘Londoners Gypsying’, a woodland scene with a family enjoying a picnic, oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘C R Leslie / 1820’, in a curved top frame with moulded acanthus leaf ornament.

Title

Londoners Gypsying
The Family Holiday Party, in Epping Forest, near London

Object name

painting
oil painting

Object number

23/1976

Location

On Display

Production person

Charles Robert Leslie (artist)

Production date

1820 (painted)

Production place

London (painted)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

oil paint
canvas

Technique

painted

Physical description

Oil painting on canvas, signed and dated 'C R Leslie / 1820' at the bottom right hand corner. It is framed in a carved giltwood frame.

Content description

This oil painting on canvas shows a family group enjoying a picnic in Epping Forest. Towards the right of the picture a man in a top hat and waistcoat reclines, propped up against the roots of a tree, smoking a long pipe and reading a newspaper. Behind him a cart with an oval label reading 'J CROCKER / 26 / JOHN STREET / PO[PLAR]' can be seen. In front of him two small children and a dog are playing rather roughly. At the centre of the picture an elderly woman is standing holding a kettle. The tea things are on a tray, which has been placed on a large basket covered with a cloth, in front of her. Close to her another, younger, woman is seated, on a rush seated chair, with a baby on her lap. Her bonnet is hanging on the back of her chair and she is admonishing the children. In the foreground a cane-seated armchair is lying on its back, presumably knocked over by the children. To the left of the scene a young couple sit together slightly removed from the rest of the group.

Content object

flower basket

Dimensions

Height: 81.5cm
Width: 98.5cm

Website keywords

tea, coffee and chocolate drinking
smoking
toys

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Londoners Gypsying. Charles Robert Leslie, 1820. Oil on canvas.

Rights note

Painting is out of copyright.
The photograph is in copyright to the Museum of the Home