1875 Harper's Weekly wood block print

[ChiefBroom]

Picked this up for the shave den. Will need to be flattened, matted, and framed.

"Fifty Years Ago" (a barbershop in London circa 1825 by Frederick Barnard)

 

[wazza]

Thats great picture, did you pic it up from the web? You should put up a picture when it has been framed and hung.

 

[Bad Robot]

Really nice Chief. Will look great framed and up in a den.

 

[ChiefBroom]

Thats great picture, did you pic it up from the web? You should put up a picture when it has been framed and hung.

Thanks. eBay. I was in London with my wife a few weeks back, and she encouraged me to look for prints there, but we ran out of time.

 

[August West]

I like that very much.

 

[Niles]

Very cool.

 

[GellWroomed]

Very nice, is there a footplate that knocks the chair back and sends the customer into the cellar below?

 

[Mitty]

Great find, Chief! SWMBO has been pretty tolerant so far but if I tried to put something on the bathroom wall I bet I would hear about it in a hurry ...

 

[KindestCutofAll]

A beautiful find Ken.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[ChiefBroom]

It almost has a Norman Rockwell quality to it.

 

[August West]

It almost has a Norman Rockwell quality to it.

Indeed. Rockwell was an illustrator and that is an illustration smiliar to those found in The Saturday Evening Post. Illustration is a distinctive form of art.

 

[ChiefBroom]

Got this one of a New York barbershop circa 1870 also.

 

[refles]

Wow these were great finds for a trip that ran out of time. These are fine pieces of art that takes a person back, good for any room! Have fun framing and enjoy them.

 

[SocalRick]

Love these!

 

[phillylion]

Great picture.

 

[ChiefBroom]

The print arrived. I actually picked up two of them. One is in extra fine condition.

Below is a photo of the text that went with the photo. Again, this was published in Harper's Weekly in 1875. The engraving was made after a recently completed and exhibited painting titled "Fifty Years Ago", so the writer is reflecting on a London Barbershop experience in 1825 from the perspective of 1875.

(Camera battery ran down before I could try for a shot with better focus.)

 

[jzuzphreek]

"Paid his penny" Yowza!!

 

[ChiefBroom]

When I look at the illustration, I keep waiting for the dog to bound out from under the chair, startle both the customer and barber, and bloody mayhem to ensue.

 

[bryant]

Thanks for sharing, these are amazing!

 

[shevek]

Fun read, thanks for sharing. My neck tightened thinking about sitting in that chair without neck support.