Musicians and Dancers, Northern France

Although it is not possible to say who these characters are, whether they are local inhabitants or Wyllie family members, the sketch evokes the apparently carefree Bohemian life of Wyllie’s family in his early years.

Object Details

ID: PAD0456
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Date made: Probably late 1860-70s
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 128 mm x 181 mm