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The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Champion Ratcatcher

Artist: Unknown
Not on display
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This painting closely resembles an engraving in Henry Mayhew’s book London Labour and the London Poor, published in 1851, which describes brightly-lit ‘ratting’ pits fitted with high wooden rims.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Champion Ratcatcher
Date
1840
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
H: 24 x W: 29 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0019.F
Collection
Folk Art
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